untie

Example Sentences

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"These cuts and reductions untie perpetrators' hands everywhere, leaving them to do whatever they please. With crises mounting, we cannot afford a human rights system in crisis," he added.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

As a gesture of true camaraderie, they grin and untie their own blue pañuelos and tie these kerchiefs around our necks.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

TSA has often been a crapshoot, risking pileups as travelers pulled laptops from carry-ons and novice vacationers struggled to untie their sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

They told him the weather was too bad and tried to untie his skates.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024

I’m about to untie the skiff and get going when I remember the compass.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick