unknot

Example Sentences

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“This one is for smaller buttons. ... This one helps unknot shoelaces and stuff like that,” she says.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022

Our feet and spines will unknot, and high heels will fade from consciousness along with foot-binding and rib removal to shrink your waist.

From The New Yorker • May 16, 2016

Finding the exact language to unknot those problems as well as satisfy lawyers working for 196 countries – each with different economies and exposures to climate change – would be another challenge.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2015

A tricky unknot described by Morwen Thistlethwaite, created by wikimedia commons user Stannered.

From Scientific American • Jan. 12, 2013

Sandy grabbed Lewis while Francesca attempted to unknot herself from the leashes.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate