Examples of unfasten in a Sentence
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
If your button-down outfit is in need of a little spice, a quick trick is to unfasten the top and slip out a single shoulder.
—Sri Rain Stewart, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
If your button-down outfit is in need of a little spice, a quick trick is to unfasten the top and slip out a single shoulder.
—Sri Rain Stewart, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unfasten
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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfasten. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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unfasten
verb
un·fas·ten
ˌən-ˈfas-ᵊn 
: to make loose: as
b
: undo sense 1
unfasten a button
c
: detach
unfasten the boat from its moorings
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