untie the knot

Example Sentences

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“If you try to untie the knot, it crumbles, so the only way to remove it and access the document is to destroy the tape. That’s painful, even though the tape itself preserves no information.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

This year, 1.6 million Americans will untie the knot.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2017

Grasping, pulling, aligning and winding the lengths of the tie, Mr. Knot can detect the occasional misstep or tear, untie the knot and get it right.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2015

When you untie the knot that hangs your hammock - in their eyes that's the ultimate symbolic gesture that you're leaving.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2013

There was nothing to prevent me and the Gemini and the Agena from getting wrapped up like a Christmas package, with no way for me or John to untie the knot.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins