uncorked; uncorking; uncorks
1
: to draw a cork from
uncork a bottle
2
a
: to release from a sealed or pent-up state
uncork a surprise
b
: to let go : release
uncork a wild pitch
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Examples of uncork in a Sentence
uncork a bottle of wine
The incident uncorked years of pent-up anger and frustration.
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Moet & Chandon Champagne was uncorked and sprayed with abandon.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Stripped of any glossy trappings, the ballad escalated into a potent roots rocker, with Mendes uncorking his voice into a wail and quickly de-escalating to a near-whisper.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Later, Taylor uncorked a booming high punt with the Bears kicking from the Rams’ 43-yard line.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
But would the market oblige with a similar move a third month in a row with such a mini-panic, given that selling into them doesn’t look smart in retrospect and even after the Fed has uncorked its first easing move?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Stripped of any glossy trappings, the ballad escalated into a potent roots rocker, with Mendes uncorking his voice into a wail and quickly de-escalating to a near-whisper.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Later, Taylor uncorked a booming high punt with the Bears kicking from the Rams’ 43-yard line.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
But would the market oblige with a similar move a third month in a row with such a mini-panic, given that selling into them doesn’t look smart in retrospect and even after the Fed has uncorked its first easing move?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
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uncork
verb
un·cork
ˌən-ˈkȯ(ə)rk 
ˈən-
1
: to draw a cork from
2
a
: to release from a sealed or shut up state
uncork a surprise
b
: to let go : release
uncork a wild pitch
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