unsnap
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unsnap
Example Sentences
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But I was convinced that panic had become my new normal, that something had snapped in me and would never unsnap.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 25, 2019
The driver was able to undo his seat belt, and Jonathan took off his helmet, but couldn’t unsnap the seat belt.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2016
Carefully unsnap the metal clasps to remove belts and the body suits, and beware of loose heads after switching noggins a few times.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2015
To fine-tune the depth of a bait, simply unsnap the sinker swivel from the three-way swivel and replace it with the desired weight.
From Time Magazine Archive
I reach across her and unsnap her seat belt, then pull her out so we’re standing face to face in this flat, ugly parking lot next to a dark library, a Chick-fil-A right next door.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
Helmets are unsnapped, hands on knees, jerseys drenched in sweat.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022
And so the half-dozen women unsnapped their cases in the viewing room.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2022
In a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico, Piedad de Jesus Mejia, 31, and her husband, Isidro Sacasa, 37, unsnapped a hefty clear plastic folder they had carried from their home in Honduras.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2018
Vick unsnapped his chin strap in disappointment, a comeback and a season having come up short of expectation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2011
He flipped the camera over, unsnapped the back, pulled out the film, and tossed it over his shoulder into the ocean.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Doncic hustled to the scorer’s table, unwrapping the heat pack from his lower back, unsnapping his warmup pants and zipping off his jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
The air last week was loud with the snapping and unsnapping of luggage clasps, as royal and distinguished D.P.s busily packed and unpacked their traveling bags.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was looking again at her purse, snapping and unsnapping the clasp.
From The Black Eagle Mystery by Geraldine Bonner
Then he bent over, unsnapping one of the suitcases.
From Piper in the Woods by Philip K. Dick
"Come on, Roy—and all other incorrigibles," laughed Polly, unsnapping her second rein and slipping it around Roy's silky neck.
From Peggy Stewart at School by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson
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