unpick
verb (used with object)
to take out the stitches of (sewing, knitting, etc.).
unpicks
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present tense formof unpick (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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BBC Sport unpicks a game that will go down in World Cup history for featuring a team who were two goals down so late on, but who went on to win without needing extra time.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The BBC's investigation, involving more than 25 church insiders from the UK, Nigeria, Ghana, the US, South Africa and Germany, unpicks six ways in which he tricked worshippers.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
How the FA unpicks a game that was overshadowed by flash points off the field is not straight-forward.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
She admits her reaction is generational, but unpicks each action of Ansari’s accuser “Grace” as shallow, desperate, cruel, weak.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 21, 2018
He unpicks compelling patterns: why medical malpractice and harsher judicial rulings cluster in the afternoon; how we pay too much attention to endings; which circumstances favour synchronization in teams.
From Nature ● Jan. 15, 2018
