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
She went to him and helped him unlace.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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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
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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
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She unlaces the bag and lays the little one on the warm grass.
From Two Indian Children of Long Ago by Frances Taylor
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
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
He wears a dirty coat and unlaced shoes.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2021
At Arcadia, the 10-year-old Bill noticed how a skater named Archie moved his body, stunning the crowd by sliding backward with his hair slicked back and his boots unlaced.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
“We’re going to showcase what the unlaced has yet to see or hear,” 53-year-old E-40 told the Ringer this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2020
I unlaced my right tennis shoe, wriggled my foot out, and removed the mound of tens and twenties Pa had given me.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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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
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
Wearing his cap backward, Bobrovsky sat by himself less than 10 feet away, silently unlacing and relacing his skates.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2011
Bat considered telling Mr. Grayson about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, but the teacher was busy unlacing his orange high-tops and getting ready to lead the group in yoga.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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