extricate

I vowed to entrust the job to our electrician if I could ever extricate myself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Meanwhile, despite these woes, I was able to extricate some March Madness picks from the collective wisdom, or otherwise, of the major AI platforms.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

They cut off the windshield of the truck to extricate the two passengers trapped inside, said Fullerton Fire Capt. Robert Thompson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

Rocket responded with its “Bully Shield” program, which pays penalties and court fees for any brokers who want to extricate themselves from UWM External link’s contract.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

My mind raced as I tried to think of a tactful way to extricate myself.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“The disposal of the Russian hygiene entity extricates the company from a business that cast a shadow over its first-quarter results,” the analyst said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

McManus throws ladders, extricates people from car crashes, breaks down doors and conducts search-and-rescue operations.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023

Wide awake at 3:42 a.m., she quietly extricates herself from the man sleeping beside her, rises from their bed and, after a few ominously involved precautions, slips out into the night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2020

When Charlotte extricates herself from a grotesque and all-too-familiar #MeToo encounter, she's then criticized by Leila, one of the only people in her life Charlotte trusts, for not making a bigger scene.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2018

Then the battalion extricates itself with one tremendous squelch, and we proceed to the labours of the day.

From The First Hundred Thousand by Ian Hay

The lodged vehicle trapped bus riders, who had to be extricated by first responders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Several of the injured were trapped inside or under vehicles on the ground, and needed to be extricated by fire and rescue crews, said Jadallah.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Hernan Gil survived nearly eight days trapped beneath the ruins of a partially collapsed building in Venezuela before being extricated Thursday in a dramatic operation involving rescuers from seven countries.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The U.S. extricated a pair of vessels but triggered an escalation from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

When she had extricated them all, she handed them to Ana, who was watching with a triumphant smirk on her face.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

He lets the film pause and breathe, believably extricating Pansy from her pain for just a moment to give her a taste of what reprieve and lightness might look like.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

Zwirner would not disclose the financial terms of extricating the gallery from that project.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

By 11:00 the doctor is extricating herself from the growing line of patients.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023

But markets have already taken the move as a step toward Japan extricating itself from yield curve control and near-zero interest rates.

From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2022

From a parent’s point of view, it wasn’t a bad way to raise teenagers—knowing that a set of watchful adults was trailing them at all times, tasked with extricating them from any sort of emergency.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama