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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Under the lights Thursday at Westfield’s Grand Park, during the Indianapolis Colts’ only night practice of training camp, Richardson stood tall in a clean pocket and uncorked a deep ball down the right sideline.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Next, Maye uncorked his 50-yard bomb to Douglas, fired low and incomplete for Kayshon Boutte on an intermediate in-breaking route and watched Douglas high-point a completion over Marcus Jones in the left flat.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
In the women’s singles quarterfinal last Tuesday, a fan uncorked a bottle just as Anastasia Potapova was set to serve to Mirra Andreeva.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 13 July 2025
The Thunder became youngest NBA champs since Portland in 1977, their youth evident as postgame videos showed players appearing to have difficulty uncorking champagne bottles.
—Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
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James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Next, Maye uncorked his 50-yard bomb to Douglas, fired low and incomplete for Kayshon Boutte on an intermediate in-breaking route and watched Douglas high-point a completion over Marcus Jones in the left flat.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
In the women’s singles quarterfinal last Tuesday, a fan uncorked a bottle just as Anastasia Potapova was set to serve to Mirra Andreeva.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 13 July 2025
The Thunder became youngest NBA champs since Portland in 1977, their youth evident as postgame videos showed players appearing to have difficulty uncorking champagne bottles.
—Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
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“Uncork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncork. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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