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

Actors are always trying to research and unearth and unpack to get to that state, but we could walk on set and already have that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

She ought to unpack them, but was too tired.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen