unlace
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Taking your shoes on and off again 一 especially if you go outside often in shoes that take a while to unlace 一 can be a real headache.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
When the door finally opened two hours later, she must have seen it on his face, because she didn’t even unlace her shoes.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2022
He leaned forward to unlace his sneakers and take a drink.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2017
For others, such as cornerback Casey Hayward, it doesn’t require much thought — just unlace and do what you’re told.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2017
Kaede pulled the blanket toward them and draped it over Taisin, who attempted to unlace her boots with numb fingers.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
As he thinks back, Toure unlaces a pair of bright red cleats.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021
He unlaces each of my boots and sets them beside the chair, Ming over the holes in my socks.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
He unlaces his boots and folds his trousers in the dark and sets the tin of biscuits on top.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
The squire relieves Erec of his helmet, unlaces the mouth-piece from before his face; then he spreads out the cloth before them on the thick tuff.
From Four Arthurian Romances by William Wistar Comfort
After unheard-of prowess the hero unhorses the stranger and unlaces his vizor.
From Chaucer and His Times by Grace E. Hadow
When the feds roll up to her boxy corner house in a leafy suburb, Winner is outside in cutoff jean shorts, a white button-down shirt, and unlaced yellow Converse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
Johnson unlaced his black Air Jordan 11s and handed them to McRae, who lent his torn lime green Nikes to Johnson.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2022
Run-D.M.C. were wearing what they always wore: all black and unlaced Adidas sneakers, flaps out.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2019
He sat down, unlaced his boots, and took them off.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2018
I described his ungartered stockings, his unlaced doublet, and his pale visage.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
He didn’t even wait to come off the field before unlacing his cleats, lowering his socks and removing his shin guards.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
After reluctantly unlacing his military boots, taking off his army issue pants and T-shirt and leaving his guns and ammo belt, he looked at the knapsack.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
To see Griff quiver with unspent energy after a match, two younger boys unlacing his gloves like retainers, it was hard to imagine how the giant could lose.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
Toward the end of our post-practice conversation, Durant leaned over and started unlacing his shoes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2012
I light the lamp and start unlacing his boots.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
