unzip

Example Sentences

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Scientists have long suggested tectonic plates could unzip like this.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 9, 2024

But when Arabidopsis seedlings sense they're under attack, special enzymes called RNA helicases are produced that unzip the hairpins so the ribosomes can pass through and continue scanning along the mRNA molecule.

From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023

Truly, it was criminal how my mother’s purse strings would not unzip.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

When I finally get home and unzip my suitcase, I inhale a cloud of cardamom.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022

So I set my duffel bag on the floor, squatted down to unzip it, the bag of chips tucked under my arm.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds