unbuckle
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I told them, ‘You need to unbuckle my boot because I’m in so much pain.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Mr Nelson said he was able to unbuckle himself push himself to the ground.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
The door opens and Allan can be seen moving, although it’s unclear whether he’s trying to unbuckle his seatbelt or access the holster.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
As the plane ascends to more than 50 miles above the Earth, passengers on board can unbuckle their seatbelts and float about the cabin for a few minutes.
From The Verge ● Feb. 15, 2022
I managed to unbuckle my seatbelt and slip out of the cab.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
He unbuckles his seat belt and slides out of the car when he says, “A lot of my friends are dying.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
For instance, autopilot mode is designed to first issue a series of warnings, and ultimately slow the car to a stop if the driver unbuckles his seat belt or gets out of his seat.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2015
Poulin unbuckles this Germanic syntax and pares away words that obscure the image: Our heart survives between hammers, just as the tongue between the teeth is still able to praise.
From Time Magazine Archive
She pulls the body over and unbuckles him from the harness.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
“Oh, hurl,” Radar says, but Lacey unbuckles her seat belt and leans forward over the kitchen to whisper something in his ear.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
He unbuckled the straps on his backpack to make it easier to wriggle out, just in case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
He unbuckled his seat belt and we both bolted from the smoking, flaming Kia, looking over our shoulders, movie-star style, to see the inevitable fireball we narrowly escaped.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
I suspect your neighbors wouldn’t leave their children unbuckled if they knew it was illegal, or if their attention had been drawn to the benefits of buckling.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
Buckle Up: Studies show that unbuckled passengers in the back seat can put the driver at greater risk of injury in a crash.
From The Verge ● Feb. 16, 2022
He unbuckled a saddlebag and pulled out a few strips of dried meat, which he tossed to Gurgi.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Footage shows passengers on Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight unbuckling their seatbelts and floating around, experiencing zero-gravity.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
After unbuckling their seatbelts and crawling out of the car, Ms. Fields and Mr. Zelada faced their next challenge: calling for help in a remote canyon with no cellphone reception.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
These insects can generate exceptionally loud sounds by rapidly buckling and unbuckling drumlike structures on their bodies called tymbals.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 10, 2022
Romo’s incident followed Max Scherzer’s spectacle, finding himself unbuckling his belt in the middle of an inning before an umpire felt the Washington Nationals ace’s sweaty hair for any foreign substances.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Soon we’re pulling into a parking spot at Brown-Eyed Girls Salon and I’m unbuckling my seat belt.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
