unfasten

"At first, I thought I was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, unfastened my seat belt and tried to exit the plane."

But the giant birds will be unfastened from the ceiling on Friday to make way for a new mystery exhibit, airport authorities said.

Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.

An old friend used to call these neither-here-nor-there realms the “zero world” for the way they feel unfastened from reality, parallel to daily life but separate.

Gloria unfastens her helmet, hangs it on her handlebar, and sighs.