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unstrap

[uhn-strap] / ʌnˈstræp /




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On First Light, however, Ms. Brauer has to unstrap, shove across and resecure heavy packages before she can risk the same exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Passengers can unstrap from their seats, float around the cabin for a few minutes and take in the sweeping views of Earth, before the space plane glides back home and lands on a runway.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

Batters reach base, unstrap the protective armor guarding their shins and elbows, and hand them to — who else?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021

"We're in zero-g for around four minutes, and we get to get out of our seats, unstrap, float around, look at the thin limb of the Earth's atmosphere," Bezos told CBS News.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2021

The guard had paused to unstrap a long military cape fastened to the shoulder of her uniform.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

After my ride, I unstrapped the unit thinking it was off, but an active arm snapped back with full force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

She pulled to the side of the freeway and unstrapped him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

With the help of his father, also named Alfredo, he unstrapped the tractor from a trailer behind his pickup.

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

McMorris unstrapped his board and chucked it through the air.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2022

Archer unstrapped his holster and was undoing the buckle on his sword sheath when the Arbitrator stopped him.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

As the ambulance was taking Mr. Jaccarino to Beth Israel Medical Center, the police said, he began unstrapping a belt that secured him to a stretcher inside the vehicle.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2012

As Genelle is unstrapping them, she's holding Rosa's hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Avoid wasting precious time, or even worse, unstrapping your back binding to skate through the flats, by hot waxing your board the night before riding.

From Time Magazine Archive

Holly hooked the wings over a low branch, unstrapping the helmet to give her ears some air.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

But Father was busy unstrapping the carrying basket from the back of his bicycle.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry


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