Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Ups & Downs” is an instrumental with a droning keyboard—perhaps a harmonium—along with a clarinet and clattering percussion that sounds like a drum kit being slowly unpacked from its case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In her journal, she unpacked her grief and rage.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

By October 2024, they had taken their relationship to the next level by moving in together in a Los Angeles dwelling, with Ballerini telling People: “We’re unpacked, baby!”

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Barely had he unpacked than White was summoned to the foreign ministry for intervening in a case involving Jewish circumcisers in Antwerp -- a probe he called "antisemitic."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

When the boxes were unpacked, the ladies fined us up outside the classroom.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince