unbuckle
verb (used without object)
to unfasten the buckle or buckles of.
unbuckled
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past participleof unbuckle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof unbuckle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
unbuckleverb (used without object)to unfasten the buckle or buckles of.
Example Sentences
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As they unbuckled, she reached up and pushed the call button.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
In one of his starts, he unbuckled his belt during the inspection to make a mockery of the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
He unbuckled his seat belt and we both bolted from the smoking, flaming Kia, looking over our shoulders, movie-star style, to see the inevitable fireball we narrowly escaped.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
I suspect your neighbors wouldn’t leave their children unbuckled if they knew it was illegal, or if their attention had been drawn to the benefits of buckling.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
My mother has unbuckled my seat belt, and she helps me up before I can protest further.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
