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unsnap

[uhn-snap] / ʌnˈsnæp /






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But I was convinced that panic had become my new normal, that something had snapped in me and would never unsnap.

From Scientific American Jun. 25, 2019

The driver was able to undo his seat belt, and Jonathan took off his helmet, but couldn’t unsnap the seat belt.

From Washington Times Oct. 9, 2016

Carefully unsnap the metal clasps to remove belts and the body suits, and beware of loose heads after switching noggins a few times.

From Washington Times Jul. 24, 2015

To fine-tune the depth of a bait, simply unsnap the sinker swivel from the three-way swivel and replace it with the desired weight.

From Time Magazine Archive

I reach across her and unsnap her seat belt, then pull her out so we’re standing face to face in this flat, ugly parking lot next to a dark library, a Chick-fil-A right next door.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Helmets are unsnapped, hands on knees, jerseys drenched in sweat.

From Washington Post Aug. 15, 2022

And so the half-dozen women unsnapped their cases in the viewing room.

From Washington Post Mar. 21, 2022

In a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico, Piedad de Jesus Mejia, 31, and her husband, Isidro Sacasa, 37, unsnapped a hefty clear plastic folder they had carried from their home in Honduras.

From Seattle Times Jul. 11, 2018

Vick unsnapped his chin strap in disappointment, a comeback and a season having come up short of expectation.

From New York Times Jan. 10, 2011

He lifted it out and unsnapped the latches and opened it.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Doncic hustled to the scorer’s table, unwrapping the heat pack from his lower back, unsnapping his warmup pants and zipping off his jacket.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2025

The air last week was loud with the snapping and unsnapping of luggage clasps, as royal and distinguished D.P.s busily packed and unpacked their traveling bags.

From Time Magazine Archive

He reached for his helmet, began unsnapping his pressure suit.

From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn

She was looking again at her purse, snapping and unsnapping the clasp.

From The Black Eagle Mystery by Geraldine Bonner

The removal of the burden was almost like unsnapping the cover of a Jack-in-the-box.

From Elsie Marley, Honey by Joslyn Gray




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