How to Use unfasten in a Sentence

unfasten

verb

• Once the bag is full, unfasten the tabs and lift the liner out of the hamper.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2023
• Workers had unfastened the bridge from the pilings so that when the tide rose, the bridge would rise with it on the barge.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• Leah ran down the bleachers and unfastened the clips on Grimes’s shoulder pads.
  — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2017
• At the ATM, Dinsmore unfastened her seatbelt, and took out $300 in cash.
  — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• Unfasten them from the back seat, pull them into the front and push them out your window, oldest ones first.
  — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2017
• He was stuck behind the steering wheel of his truck, unable to unfasten his seat belt.
  — John Kessler, ajc, 23 June 2021
• When the sides are pressed together, snaps form a seal, some of them harder to unfasten than others.
  — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, 26 July 2019
• And don't forget to unfasten buttons on shirt sleeves or collars as well.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2020
• To unfasten the first screw amid the steady drip of tourists and guards requires ten minutes of concentrated effort, even with the margin for error shaved thin.
  — Michael Finkel, Town & Country, 27 June 2023
• Unfortunately, like the creature itself, the name deer tick has been tough to unfasten.
  — Ted Levin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2019
• This could be made more practical by using some sort of quick-release mechanism rather than having to unfasten the whole watch strap.
  — Paul Monckton, Forbes, 1 June 2022
• So, in essence, 'untie' means 'to unfasten something that was previously tied or bound'.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• His routine is always the same: get hit, say nothing, bend to remove his leg protector, unfasten his elbow guard, and trot gently to claim his base.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022
• Meyer threatened to cut Crawford’s seat belt, but Crawford unfastened it.
  — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2023
• To change their configuration, simply unfasten the straps' metal buttons, thread them through the bag's loops as desired, and button them back up.
  — Tess Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2021
• Passengers must also be able to fasten and unfasten their seat harness in less than 15 seconds, spend up to an hour and a half strapped into the capsule with the hatch closed, and withstand up to 5.5G in force during descent.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 July 2021
• At another point in the footage, a politician is seen taking off his jacket and then unfastening his tie and shirt collar in anticipation of becoming involved in the brawl.
  — Greg Norman | Fox News, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2020
• The microscopes are too rare, too fragile, and too historically important to just unfasten and remove the lenses, so Cocquyt and colleagues had to find a nondestructive way to get a closer look.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 15 May 2021
• Other requirements include being able to climb seven flights of stairs -- the height of the launch tower -- in under 90 seconds, being able to fasten or unfasten a seat harness in under 15 seconds, and hear and understand instructions in English.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 May 2021
• But Tuesday’s show painted a different musical picture — one of a woman who long ago unfastened herself from the limitations of labels foisted upon her: Alternative.
  — Michael James Rocha, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024