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unbuckle

[uhn-buhk-uhl] / ʌnˈbʌk əl /
VERB
unfasten
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"I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out," Vishwashkumar Ramesh told Indian state media DD News.

From BBC Jun. 13, 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

Lindsy Doan couldn’t open Kyle’s door and told him to unbuckle and come to her seat and leave his stuff behind.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 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

He bent down to unbuckle the saddle from his horse.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

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

As he unbuckles the lap belt, John Ivers chuckles.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

“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

He unbuckled his belt and tightened it again.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

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

Flight attendants had to restrain him to his seat with seatbelt extenders because he kept unbuckling his seatbelt, the affidavit states.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 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

At her feet, her pack was unbuckling as if opened by invisible hands.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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