uncork
verb (used with object)
to draw the cork from.
uncorks
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present tense formof uncork (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The composer struts in during a rehearsal, uncorks an embarrassingly stagey speech about his life and views, and forbids Guthrie from putting his modern spin on the oratorio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
There are heavy doses of Kevin Durant in how Wembanyama sets up and uncorks his pure jump shots, but he’s far taller and far longer than the Brooklyn Nets superstar.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
But that’s when White uncorks the remarkable 24.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
The climactic set-piece, involving sharp blades and swinging trapezes, has no real business working — until McKinnon uncorks a wide-eyed, show-must-go-on lunacy worthy of Lucille Ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2018
Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
