Examples of unfasten in a Sentence
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Grant, meanwhile, wore a simple black suit and a white button-up shirt with the first few buttons unfastened in a boyish manner.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Grant, meanwhile, wore a simple black suit and a white button-up shirt with the first few buttons unfastened in a boyish manner.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
See All Example Sentences for unfasten
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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfasten. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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unfasten
verb
un·fas·ten
ˌən-ˈfas-ᵊn 
: to make loose: as
b
: undo sense 1
unfasten a button
c
: detach
unfasten the boat from its moorings
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