Synonyms of uncorkednext
: not provided with a cork

Examples of uncorked in a Sentence

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His shot, low and hard and uncorked with minimal back-lift of his left foot, bounced through the gap between the despairing goalkeeper and his near post. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 June 2026 The resulting wail is certainly not kitten-like, sounding more like a cross between a sport bike and a completely uncorked race car. Byron Hurd, The Drive, 29 Apr. 2026 Macdonald, who learned under Dean Pees and Wink Martindale in Baltimore, then uncorked exotic blitzes on Patriots quarterback Drake Maye that probably looked pretty familiar to Giants fans who enjoyed that 2022 run to a Wild Card playoff win with Martindale as defensive coordinator. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026 Her characters often demonstrated how quickly and seamlessly a cyclone of cheerful mannerisms could morph into a wailing typhoon of uncorked madness. Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncorked

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncorked was in 1777

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“Uncorked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncorked. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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