extricate
verb (used with object)
to free or release from entanglement; disengage.
extricated
Example Sentences
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Urban Search and Rescue Team extricated multiple people from the bus, and one person was beneath the vehicle as well, according to reporting by KTLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Several of the injured were trapped inside or under vehicles on the ground, and needed to be extricated by fire and rescue crews, said Jadallah.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Hernan Gil survived nearly eight days trapped beneath the ruins of a partially collapsed building in Venezuela before being extricated Thursday in a dramatic operation involving rescuers from seven countries.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The U.S. extricated a pair of vessels but triggered an escalation from Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
I made an effort not to exhale near Lara as she groggily extricated herself from the sleeping bag.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
