Example Sentences

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It was not lost on Mr. de Klerk that in dismantling apartheid, he was undoing much of the work that his ancestors had struggled for decades to put in place.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

“The most comfortable I could get on an airplane was undoing my top button and loosening up my tie,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2015

Archer unstrapped his holster and was undoing the buckle on his sword sheath when the Arbitrator stopped him.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

John had praised her, and was undoing the old pocketbook which they called the ‘bank’, when Meg, knowing that it was quite empty, stopped his hand, saying nervously...

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

While he spoke Lucian was undoing the largest package, from which he drew out a Scotch shawl of brown and yellow plaid.

From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah