unwrapped; unwrapping; unwraps
: to remove the wrapping from : disclose
unwrap a package
unwrap evidence in a criminal case
Examples of unwrap in a Sentence
Unwrap the bandages so I can see the wound.
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 6 May 2025
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Even though in the past, many researchers and non-researchers alike would unwrap Egyptian mummies for research and non-research purposes.
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 6 May 2025
Just don’t unwrap it all the way before trying to eat it.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Even though in the past, many researchers and non-researchers alike would unwrap Egyptian mummies for research and non-research purposes.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
No sooner have users hit the scam button or reported the malicious message link, than the scammers are unwrapping another new domain that won’t yet be on any filter list.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwrap
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“Unwrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwrap. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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unwrap
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un·wrap
ˌən-ˈrap 
ˈən-
: to remove the wrapping from
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