Examples of unscrew in a Sentence
I unscrewed the jar lid.
You'll need to unscrew the cover before you remove it.
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Simply unscrew the base and fill with water, then heap the coffee into the filter basket and screw on the top.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Use the tools to loosen the fixture and unscrew it entirely with your hands.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Then, find the coils—usually located at the back of the appliance—behind a grill or panel, then unscrew the panel.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Each participant unscrews the cap, tips one back, then checks the number printed on the bottom.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Use the tools to loosen the fixture and unscrew it entirely with your hands.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Then, find the coils—usually located at the back of the appliance—behind a grill or panel, then unscrew the panel.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Each participant unscrews the cap, tips one back, then checks the number printed on the bottom.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Unscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscrew. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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unscrew
verb
un·screw
ˌən-ˈskrü 
ˈən-
1
: to remove the screws from
2
: to loosen or withdraw by turning
unscrew a lightbulb
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