unpack
Example Sentences
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"I thought I would find some clue to unpack this. It's a small island, but it swallows you up."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
If she has a tough situation at work, she says, she will mention it to her husband and unpack it with her best friend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Can you please unpack the really freighted language in the birthright citizenship clause that is “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
She went to unpack it around 6 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Chronicler hurried to unpack his satchel without so much as a glance in Bast’s direction.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.