untether
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of untether
Example Sentences
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You want to untether your consciousness from its physical vessel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The farmers and their helpers went into the fields armed with specialized shears, called loppers, to untether the plants from the ground and strip them of their leaves.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022
Fortunately, Kalil had assistants with her and they managed to untether the reptile from her neck.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022
He prefers to untether employees’ retirement accounts and health insurance from any particular workplace, but acknowledges that this would require “more fundamental policy innovations, and it is not yet evident just what those will be.”
From Washington Post • May 13, 2016
It was only to untether the camel and take to the road, or, as Harry jocosely termed it, "unmoor the desert ship and begin their voyage."
From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne
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