uncorked; uncorking; uncorks
1
: to draw a cork from
uncork a bottle
2
a
: to release from a sealed or pent-up state
uncork a surprise
b
: to let go : release
uncork a wild pitch
Examples of uncork in a Sentence
uncork a bottle of wine
The incident uncorked years of pent-up anger and frustration.
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His 32-year-old legs still uncorked 16 dunks in 463 minutes.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Scheffler did that, squaring his shoulders beautifully, and uncorked his best drive of the day on this reachable par-5.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Cash’s other unorthodox bat was uncorked, but disallowed.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
McCullers fielded Carter’s comebacker but uncorked a relay throw that resembled his sinker, tailing down toward the bag and away from Peña’s chest-high target.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Scheffler did that, squaring his shoulders beautifully, and uncorked his best drive of the day on this reachable par-5.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Cash’s other unorthodox bat was uncorked, but disallowed.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
McCullers fielded Carter’s comebacker but uncorked a relay throw that resembled his sinker, tailing down toward the bag and away from Peña’s chest-high target.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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“Uncork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncork. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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uncork
verb
un·cork
ˌən-ˈkȯ(ə)rk 
ˈən-
1
: to draw a cork from
2
a
: to release from a sealed or shut up state
uncork a surprise
b
: to let go : release
uncork a wild pitch
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