unstring

Example Sentences

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That alone would’ve been enough for me to unstring my racquets and call it a career. 

From Newsweek • Jun. 21, 2011

I resolutely put aside the thought of Juanita—of any personal feeling which might mar my judgment and unstring my nerves at this supreme and dreadful moment.

From The City in the Clouds by Gull, C. Ranger

The father taught his son how to string and unstring the bow, and also how to attach the arrow to the string.

From Myths and Legends of the Sioux by McLaughlin, Marie L.

Peggy was not, as we know, a nervous girl, but the situation was enough to unstring the nerves of the most stolid of beings.

From The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings by Burnham, Margaret

"Now I pray thee to unstring it again," handing it to the bowman.

From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir