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Example sentences for "unfasten"

Lexicographically close words:
unfaltering; unfalteringly; unfamiliar; unfamiliarity; unfashionable; unfastened; unfastening; unfatherly; unfathomable; unfathomably
  1. He was just going to attack another vigorously, when Monica bade him come and unfasten the pony, so that she could see his head better.

  2. She bent her head towards her friend to let her unfasten the veil from her hat, and in doing so the bouquet of roses fell at her feet.

  3. He had managed to unfasten her glove and laid hold of her bare wrist with a caressing insistent clasp that was full of tormenting desire.

  4. She then proceeded to remove her veil, raising her arms high to unfasten the knot, her graceful attitude throwing gleams of changeful light on the velvet of her coat, along the sleeves and over the contour of her bust.

  5. She laughed and called to Mumps to come and unfasten her veil.

  6. Sylvia went with Rose into her room to unfasten her gown.

  7. She had torn it at the neck, because the hooks would not unfasten easily, before her mother, who moved more slowly, had entered the room.

  8. But I too have a choice to make; the hands you mistrust might unfasten the bonds that bind you!

  9. The hands that helped to spread the net may unfasten it again.

  10. Take the screwdriver, and try if you can unfasten the boy's anklets first.

  11. Morgan went to the ring-bolt, and began to unfasten the rope, when at the first quiver the boy half started up and remained crouching, ready to spring away.

  12. You'll have to be careful, Morgan," I said, as our man stooped down to unfasten the rope which held the boy to the thwart.

  13. Defn: To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.

  14. Defn: To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.

  15. And conversely, it is a common custom in many parts of England to unfasten every bolt and lock in the house that the spirit of the dying man may freely escape.

  16. Will one of you young gents unfasten the stern rope?

  17. Come, we mustn't lose that," cried Shaddy, running to unfasten the rope which moored the boat.

  18. Slowly she got out of the mouldy cab and began automatically to unfasten the strap of her watch.

  19. If she mounted upon a chair placed on the table she might fairly easily unfasten the big central group of panes, which was the part that opened outward.

  20. But the string fell to pieces in Cricket's eager hands as she tried to unfasten it, and the pennies and dimes came to view.

  21. Eunice explained, and Cricket told Eliza to unfasten the bandage to ask Mrs. Bemis if it was all right.

  22. Unfasten your belt, Mr Lennox, and pass it through the ring of the lantern so that it can hang to your waist and leave your hands free.

  23. Unfasten the rope from the lantern," he said, "and tie it tightly round your breast.

  24. Look here, Lennox," cried Roby hoarsely; "can you unfasten the rope and tie it to the corporal?

  25. However many we get, our pulses do beat just a quarter of a shade quicker as we unfasten the envelope.

  26. Jenks had secured him with a piece of rope to the broken table, but when Jenks and Dick were out Flo would unfasten him, and he would lie at her feet and never attempt to run away.

  27. Unfasten the clasp, fool; we will replace it with this pin here.

  28. But his hands trembled so much that he was unable to unfasten the clasp which held it together.

  29. He waved back and stooped to unfasten the canoe.

  30. The knot at each ankle was skillfully looped in cowboy fashion, and under the watchful eyes of "Red" there was no chance to unfasten them.

  31. She saw him stoop to the grass, pick up the winding lock which he had severed from her manifold tresses, twist it round his fingers, unfasten a button in the breast of his coat, and carefully put it inside.

  32. It is red certainly, but as thick as yours, Bent-Anat, and it must be delightful to unfasten it and stroke it.

  33. Then Rameses helped him to unfasten the rope from round his waist to fasten it to the end of a beam.

  34. Father, can you come down with the pack, or will you unfasten it and leave it behind?

  35. What more easy than to put a penknife under the seal, and unfasten it?

  36. Sufficient time must have been taken, as I conclude, to wet the envelope and unfasten the gum; and it would appear that he alone had that time.

  37. She was very nervous, and if I was the first to come to bid her good morning I always heard her unfasten that bolt when I knocked.

  38. Nadine, take off my cloak and unfasten my hair.

  39. She waited for a few minutes to make sure that they had escaped unnoticed from their amazing adventure, then turned again to the sofa, struggled to unfasten the collar of her dress to get more air, drew a few deep sighs, and swooned.

  40. The bully had begun to unfasten the halter which held the horse, when Fred and myself rose to our feet.

  41. So you will be the more valuable to me, even as it is more easy to unfasten a barred door from within than from without.

  42. Take these, good fellows," the girl said in English, as she began to unfasten her necklace.

  43. Ask them if the trapdoor leading on to the platform is fastened, and whether they can unfasten it.


  44. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "unfasten" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.