untied

Example Sentences

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But two years after the Supreme Court untied their hands, Grants Pass has not solved homelessness, and things have gone from bad to worse.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

After a short bus ride, the group boarded a naval vessel in the Bay of Bengal, which Mr Noor said they only realised later once their hands had been untied and their faces uncovered.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

She and Melissa take it out, and then they realize they have to put it back in so he doesn't know that they're untied.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

In a scene captured by The Washington Post in 1981, she untied the strings of the small pouch and removed the Tony.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

I untied the drawstrings, but before I could take a coin from the pouch, the girl’s bony fingers clamped tight on it, and she yanked it out of my grasp.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman