unhook
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You have to come to a meeting spot at the border, unhook all your trucks and trailers, bring in another truck to bring it in to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
While trains and trucks also transport EVs, isolating and extinguishing fires is easier as workers can unhook a rail car and a trucker can pull over, said Frazee.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
It’s likely that you’ll need to unhook your trailer in order to position your truck properly to get it connected to a charging station’s power cord.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
In Thomson’s view, a pregnant individual’s right to bodily autonomy permits them to unhook from the violinist, so to speak, no matter anyone else’s view of what is noble or moral or humane.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
He bent down to unhook the dog’s leash.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
He reels in the baitfish, unhooks it, rehooks it with the shark hook, and tosses the bobber, leader, and bait back out, before handing the shark rod to me.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2022
Mallory Sarver unhooks one, loosens the drawstring, reaches in and pulls out a tiny bird with a gray head, a brilliant yellow belly with black streaks and white stripes on its black wings.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2018
He reels in both lines, unhooks the fish and transfers it to his son’s rig.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 19, 2016
The flap is connected with a unique clip that unhooks with a downward squeeze.
From Time ● May 10, 2016
He unhooks a heavy ring of keys from his belt loop, shaking his head.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
He unhooked the trailer from the cab and drove to safety, leaving the trailer full of frozen meat on the side of the road.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
Getting unhooked from the era of easy money could bring some headaches along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Before the start of a news conference on Wednesday, officials unhooked their masks in quick succession, a staged gesture that deviated from past Covid-19 protocols.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Hawkins said the incident ended peacefully after some four hours as the Iranians unhooked the tow line to the drone and left the area as the American forces were nearby.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
For the first time in many years, I’m unhooked from any obligation as a political spouse, unencumbered by other people’s expectations.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Six months later, pain still radiated from his back into his legs as he ran up and down the floor of a warehouse hooking and unhooking cows from milking machines.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
"I was hooking her up to the dialysis machine when the call came in. She started unhooking herself, got dressed and off she went."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2019
It’s simply about unhooking your brain from the harmful routines it has adopted around this particular device, and hooking it to better things.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2019
He soon freed himself by pushing his tongue into the blanket, which Noel now knows means he was unhooking his tongue spines from the blanket loops.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2016
“Frankly,” said Henry, unhooking his glasses and giving them a quick swipe with his handkerchief, “it strikes me as just the type of stupid thing that Bunny would do.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
