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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

Then I unsnap my harness, untangle myself, stand up and run to the hedgerow where I saw the chute go down.

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 had unsnapped her jesses when he saw Leon Longbridge and Peter Westerly approaching the hideout Jon released another rat in Frightful’s mews.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

"Come on, Roy—and all other incorrigibles," laughed Polly, unsnapping her second rein and slipping it around Roy's silky neck.

From Peggy Stewart at School by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)

Then he bent over, unsnapping one of the suitcases.

From Piper in the Woods by Dick, Philip K.

Benson was unsnapping his holster flap, and even the highly curious women were beginning to shrink back toward the gangplank, when a light breeze swept through us from behind.

From The Test Colony by Marks, Winston K.




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