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Describing the bitter and raucous incidents as "excessive," Small's embarrassed successor, Reuven Frank, 61, said last week: "It was as though somebody had uncorked something."

From Time Magazine Archive

He had uncorked the canteen and held it forward—his idea being not only that she would smell the water but become accustomed to the thing in his hand.

From Son of Power by Comfort, Will Levington

Alack! with idle presumption they had uncorked a bottle, and out had popped a gin that spread his bat's pinions over the sky with stifling sulphurous stench.

From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis

With his back to those in the room, so as to screen his actions, he had uncorked the phial as he was approaching the can.

From The Trampling of the Lilies by Sabatini, Rafael

Meanwhile Nat Bradshaw, exhibiting great familiarity with corkscrews and cigars, had uncorked the first bottle of champagne, for which the major had expressed a preference, seeing that it was a favorite drink with the army.

From The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)