Examples of unbuckle in a Sentence
She unbuckled her seat belt.
Recent Examples on the Web
San Diego State built a defensive pedigree for so long — popping pads and unbuckling chin straps so often — that the NCAA statistics seem to be misprints.
—
Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
Seide opens the driver side door, as well, and appears to begin unbuckling Cobb’s seat belt with both hands.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
To this point, Bailey also says with having to unbuckle toddlers from their car seats in the case of an emergency, this scenario seems even more unsafe, in her view.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 July 2023
Upon spotting a person inside, Taylor uses a baton to break the driver side window while shouting warnings to the driver, telling them to unbuckle their seatbelt and get out of the car.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
The man unbuckled his reefer and dropped it to the floor.
—Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 15 Mar. 2023
Every half hour, Gramlich—who’d helped test Lucy back at Lockheed—would unbuckle herself from the seat to record temperature and humidity data, keeping track of the environment inside the shipping container, to see what the spacecraft was exposed to.
—Sarah Scoles, Wired, 17 Aug. 2021
But when the lifts stop spinning and après-ski begins, Vail really comes to life—travelers pull off their helmets, unbuckle their ski boots and begin to recount the day’s chilly, high-elevation adventures.
—Sarah Kuta, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
According to court documents, Paniagua inappropriately touched the younger sister under the guise of helping her buckle and unbuckle her seat belt.
—Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2022
See More
Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
Seide opens the driver side door, as well, and appears to begin unbuckling Cobb’s seat belt with both hands.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
To this point, Bailey also says with having to unbuckle toddlers from their car seats in the case of an emergency, this scenario seems even more unsafe, in her view.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 July 2023
Upon spotting a person inside, Taylor uses a baton to break the driver side window while shouting warnings to the driver, telling them to unbuckle their seatbelt and get out of the car.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
The man unbuckled his reefer and dropped it to the floor.
—Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 15 Mar. 2023
Every half hour, Gramlich—who’d helped test Lucy back at Lockheed—would unbuckle herself from the seat to record temperature and humidity data, keeping track of the environment inside the shipping container, to see what the spacecraft was exposed to.
—Sarah Scoles, Wired, 17 Aug. 2021
But when the lifts stop spinning and après-ski begins, Vail really comes to life—travelers pull off their helmets, unbuckle their ski boots and begin to recount the day’s chilly, high-elevation adventures.
—Sarah Kuta, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
According to court documents, Paniagua inappropriately touched the younger sister under the guise of helping her buckle and unbuckle her seat belt.
—Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2022
See More
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'unbuckle.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Time Traveler
The first known use of unbuckle was
in the 14th century
Dictionary Entries Near unbuckle
Cite this Entry
“Unbuckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbuckle. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
Copy Citation
Kids Definition
unbuckle
verb
un·buck·le
ˌən-ˈbək-əl 
: to unfasten the buckle of (as a belt)
More from Merriam-Webster on unbuckle
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share