unfastened
Example Sentences
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"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."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
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.
From New York Times • May 11, 2024
Sempill and Dollfus, whose belts were unfastened, were flung out.
From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022
His true devotion to the mouse was hidden just underneath: He unfastened the shirt’s top button to reveal a tattoo on his chest of Mickey Mouse flying a biplane.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022
The police would never know it had been unfastened for a night, or so we thought.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
