untying
- present participle of untie.
Example Sentences
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Mother and daughter enacted a meditative, loose exchange, taking turns carefully tying and untying each other for nearly two hours with the jute rope that is traditionally used in their family’s region of Guadalajara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
But those surveyed by Pew also acknowledged that untying their countries and themselves from China was "not a pragmatic goal" from an economic standpoint.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023
"We're untying our own hands with the update on unfair and deceptive practices," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022
It followed him as he moved from truck bed to truck bed, untying people.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
He looked at the hill where the cattle had disappeared, and fumbled untying the saddle strings; he pulled the bedroll loose and reached into the folds of the blankets.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
