unscrewed
Example Sentences
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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
“This is coming with me,” Mr. O’Neill said as he unscrewed the Aquila’s wooden steering wheel.
From New York Times • May 31, 2023
I unscrewed the lid and grabbed a peach.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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