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

“But there’s so much to unpack in that one line from the Bible,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Hillary Frey and Anna Szymanski join Emily Peck to unpack the wild ride that was ‘Industry’ season 4.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Hissey says the bottom line looks softer, “but requires a closer look to unpack the influence of one-off items.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

I was allowed to unpack and relax after we arrived.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac