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unbuckle

[uhn-buhk-uhl] / ʌnˈbʌk əl /
VERB
unfasten
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Mr Nelson said he was able to unbuckle himself push himself to the ground.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2025

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

Flight attendants restrained him further with seatbelt extenders because he continued to unbuckle his seatbelt, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 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 unbuckle one seat belt and sit up.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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

He unbuckles the helmet, takes it off his head, and hands it to me.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

“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

After the clinching interception, James made sure no one could forget the performance as he unbuckled his helmet, leaned in close to the cameras in the end zone and flashed a bedazzled smile.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2024

Following protocol, the flight attendants instructed the parents to wrap their unbuckled babies in blankets and place them on the floor.

From Washington Post Mar. 16, 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

Dolorous Edd helped him to his feet and unbuckled his helm.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He said he had just parked and was unbuckling his son from his seat when he noticed the creature standing just feet away from his car.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

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

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

“Thanks for the ride,” I said, unbuckling my seat belt.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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