unbuckle
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Faye said she took off her mask so her seatmate could hear her and said “on the count of three I’m going to unbuckle him. We’re going to pull him out.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
After the interview, Yahritza, Jairo and Mando unbuckle their black carrying cases to reveal their instruments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
I leaned down to unbuckle my boots, shouldering my pack to the ground for a final time.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
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 knelt by him trying to unbuckle his harness, alarmed by the way he sprawled there, passive except for the great gasping rise and fall of his chest.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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
With relief tingling at his fingertips, Scoob grabs the thing and unbuckles his seat belt.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
Then she unbuckles her seat belt and twists back to meet my eyes.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
Minor violations such as a broken taillight or seat belt left unbuckled may lead to a ticket for an average motorist — but for someone who is undocumented it can have life-altering consequences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
As they unbuckled, she reached up and pushed the call button.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
Alex Ovechkin unbuckled his chin strap and watched from the end of the bench as defenseman Rasmus Sandin went down clutching his left knee against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 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
Dolorous Edd helped him to his feet and unbuckled his helm.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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
Noodles jumped, now afraid of me, and started gingerly unbuckling Needles's belt.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
