uncork
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While streaming is gaining steam with advertisers, media companies shouldn’t uncork the champagne just yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
He proceeded to uncork a lifetime’s worth of Eastside memories in five minutes as we enjoyed our appetizer of macaroni soup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Boutique wineries and cideries are ready to uncork their latest vintages.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
He’s thinking he’ll uncork his ’59 Latour, which goes for more than $2,000 a bottle.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
I uncork the vial and take a deep sniff.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
The composer struts in during a rehearsal, uncorks an embarrassingly stagey speech about his life and views, and forbids Guthrie from putting his modern spin on the oratorio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Picking it up from the diagram, where the unsuspecting Bauer as Black has just played 13…a7-a6, White uncorks 14.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
There are heavy doses of Kevin Durant in how Wembanyama sets up and uncorks his pure jump shots, but he’s far taller and far longer than the Brooklyn Nets superstar.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
He’s much more consistent but still uncorks a head-scratcher throw every so often.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2019
Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Evan Jones gave it a go early on from lane one - touching the wall a fraction in front of his Scotland team-mate after the fly - but then Scott uncorked the good stuff.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
While still on the move, he then uncorked a heave that hit fellow rookie Isaiah Bond in stride for a 52-yard gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
They claim to share a sisterhood but whose dissimilar economic and social statuses rocket to the surface like freshly uncorked champagne bubbles.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
The idea is simple: As the weight on the volcanoes is lifted, the gases trapped in magma are released like the fizz in an uncorked bottle of champagne, driving eruptions.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
He uncorked the bottle and moved back into the shadows of the eaves.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
By the end, he was holding his head high at Liu’s gold medal romp, and uncorking his back flip in the Games-ending gala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Corkage fees are to recoup the costs of serving the alcohol - the time spent uncorking the wine, pouring it and washing up afterwards, and sometimes bringing the wine to the right temperature as well.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
Last year, he threw a memorable first pitch before a Guardians games, uncorking a wild toss and that bounced to the backstop.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
Generally, the person who invited you to the party is responsible for connecting unfamiliar folks, but sometimes your host is uncorking bottles and shooing away mynah birds.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
Tirelessly the woman marched to and fro, corking and uncorking herself, singing and falling silent, and pegging out more diapers, and more and yet more.
From "1984" by George Orwell
