unstrap
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unstrap
Example Sentences
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Once they reach their highest point, passengers can unstrap from their seats, float around the cabin for a few minutes and take in views of the Earth.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Batters reach base, unstrap the protective armor guarding their shins and elbows, and hand them to — who else?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
The flight reached its apogee at 282,000 feet — 53.41 miles — where the passengers were able to unstrap and experience weightlessness.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2021
At the narrow sections, rescuers had to unstrap their air tanks in order to squeeze through, while also pulling along their precious cargo.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2018
He waited, watching the thin man unstrap the fighters' headguards and shake a black pencil of a finger in their faces.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
After my ride, I unstrapped the unit thinking it was off, but an active arm snapped back with full force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“When Tiger was 10 months old, I unstrapped him out of his high chair and he walked over and hit the ball,” Earl recalled on an HBO documentary about his son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Kaplan sometimes unstrapped his guitar, flailed it toward the ground, enacting a release but not fully letting go.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2014
First, they unstrapped each 300-pound aluminum cage from the wall.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2014
Nollie, Betsie, and I unstrapped our beautiful wristwatches.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As the ambulance was taking Mr. Jaccarino to Beth Israel Medical Center, the police said, he began unstrapping a belt that secured him to a stretcher inside the vehicle.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2012
Avoid wasting precious time, or even worse, unstrapping your back binding to skate through the flats, by hot waxing your board the night before riding.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Genelle is unstrapping them, she's holding Rosa's hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Holly hooked the wings over a low branch, unstrapping the helmet to give her ears some air.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Then, quickly unstrapping himself, he rose from the chair and trotted toward the station wagon.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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