unhinge

Example Sentences

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The troubles at Credit Suisse threatened to unhinge Switzerland’s position as a leading financial market, and the takeover left the country with only one internationally important bank: UBS.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Snakes can’t really unhinge their jaws, but for some, that doesn’t get in the way of swallowing absurdly large prey.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023

However, those 134 baseball writers just could not unhinge themselves from the fantasy of baseball long enough to open their eyes and cast an impassive vote.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2022

“Sports are a way to unhinge women from gender stereotypes and ideas of what their life is supposed to be like,” she says.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2019

Like some members of the reptile family, dwarf males can unhinge their jaws, allowing them to ingest several pounds of earth a second.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer