unscrew
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They can navigate mazes, use tools and unscrew jars — sometimes from the inside out.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
Take a moment and unscrew the lids of the cumin and chili powder jars, sniff, and see what moves you.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
It took the man just a few seconds to unscrew a steel plug, smaller than a coffee mug.
From BBC ● May 23, 2023
He sees things that make him want to unscrew his eyeballs, clean them and screw them back in.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Hollow plastic parakeets full of sweets with heads you could unscrew.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
On a recent visit, a technician unscrews one of the jars, empties the formaldehyde and rinses the krill under running water, a dozen fitting in the palm of his hand.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
After 10 minutes of intermittent whirring, Wesley lays down the device and unscrews the top of a closed Petri dish connected to the machine with a rubber tube.
From The Verge ● Jul. 8, 2014
The top corks tightly to keep water fresh and cold, and the bottom unscrews for easier cleaning.
From Inc ● Oct. 29, 2012
“It unscrews and all the pieces nest, so they stack,” Elizabeth Thompson, the institute’s executive director, said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2011
He picks up a frosted-glass mason jar and unscrews the silver metal lid.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
I wouldn’t have expected to become so interested in screws being unscrewed, tabs unbent, machines reduced to component parts, cleaned and painted, with missing parts newly fabricated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Vance asked as he unscrewed the plastic cap from the bottle.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
The name-bearing roadside plaques have been unscrewed, flipped, then meticulously screwed back on.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023
Investigators discovered that a clamp nut threaded into the barrel of the actuator and that connects the top of the assembly to the stabilizer had unscrewed from the barrel.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Shadow unscrewed the top of the water and drank.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Olympic staff crowded around the vault, unscrewing bolts and shuffling it up to its proper height.
From BBC ● May 1, 2023
“Something within the cylinder was unscrewing the top!”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
The Czech government announced on Thursday it was unscrewing half of lightbulbs at the government office and swapping remaining old bulbs for less-consuming LED sources.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2022
The process involves unscrewing the back of the phone, mildly heating the lower edge of the phone, using suction cups to remove the display, and follow several steps to remove and replace the battery.
From The Verge ● Sep. 17, 2021
He took his time unscrewing the paste pot.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
