unclasping
- present participle of unclasp.
Example Sentences
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Sadia is nervous as she speaks, clasping and unclasping her hands, breaking down and re-composing herself.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2015
Before unclasping the velvet rope from its bollard and suffering to admit us, she issues a command with clipped command and a regal undersigh of exasperation: “Tuck your shirts in, boys.”
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2014
A tall, studious, stooping man who talked with a faint lisp, he had a habit of clasping and unclasping his long, sensitive hands during periods of silent meditation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Waiting anxiously and alone in the main committee room, Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald, sponsor and President of the Conference, paced up and down, clasping and unclasping his slightly rheumatic knuckles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thomas turned to see his original pursuer still coming, though it had slowed a bit, clasping and unclasping a metal claw as if mocking him, laughing.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
