How to Use unbuckle in a Sentence

unbuckle

verb

• She unbuckled her seat belt.
• The man unbuckled his reefer and dropped it to the floor.
  — Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 15 Mar. 2023
• Arnold tried to unbuckle the baby from the stroller but was pushed away by the mother.
  — Andy Nguyen, latimes.com, 30 May 2018
• Skip to main content This 2-year-old girl unbuckled her own car seat to grab a toy from the back of the car.
  — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2019
• Steffl unbuckled his seat belt and stood in front of him.
  — Dan Joling, USA TODAY, 16 May 2018
• Jackson crawled in on one side of the wreck to unbuckle the boy from his car seat, and Trejo pulled the child out from the other side.
  — Reuters, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019
• The home plate umpire approached Megill and asked him to hand over his glove and hat and unbuckle his belt.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN, 24 June 2021
• Correa gave the man a big hug and unbuckled his seatbelt with his thumb.
  — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 17 Oct. 2019
• Sam unbuckled his seat belt, placed his hand on my knee, and gazed into my eyes.
  — Kate Folk, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2020
• Hebson unbuckled his seat belt, but said the man was still going through a seizure.
  — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2019
• At that point, weightlessness will begin, and the crew will unbuckle and float freely around the cockpit.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 June 2021
• Poindexter unbuckled his belt and pulled down his slacks.
  — charlotteobserver, 30 Mar. 2018
• The boy told police that Flory emerged from the stall with his pants unbuckled and approached him from behind.
  — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 20 Dec. 2017
• The woman unbuckled her seat belt and kicked the divider window between the cruiser's front and rear seats.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• The driver told police the child had unbuckled himself during the ride.
  — Sarah Meehan, baltimoresun.com, 29 May 2018
• The man managed to unbuckle his seat belt and jerked his head around, preparing to headbutt Downey, Owens said.
  — Lynh Bui, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2019
• About five or six minutes into the flight, Damasy said, Cutland unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the door.
  — Sarah Tetaud, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Rob Picheta, CNN, 7 Aug. 2019
• The victim pulled her pants up and told him to leave her alone, but Fiser attempted to unbuckle her belt and pull her pants down.
  — Christopher Roth, azcentral, 2 Jan. 2020
• The mother told investigators the child knows how to unbuckle himself and get out of the car.
  — Fox News, 21 June 2022
• Parents buckle their students on the bus and when the bus arrives at school, District 122 staff boards the bus and unbuckles the students, Manville said.
  — Susan Demar Lafferty, Daily Southtown, 8 May 2017
• Seide opens the driver side door, as well, and appears to begin unbuckling Cobb’s seat belt with both hands.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
• The officer, who is white, asked DuBose to unbuckle his seat belt, and Tensing pulled on the door handle.
  — Jaweed Kaleem, latimes.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• One of the officers reached in through the passenger door to unbuckle the suspect’s seatbelt.
  — cleveland, 21 May 2021
• The actor unbuckled a child from its car seat and pulled it safely from car wreckage with the assistance of a bystander.
  — Sharareh Drury, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2019
• Turner was able to unbuckle Pedrone's seat belt and hand her through the window to another man who swam out to help.
  — David Williams, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020
• Anders stayed where he was told for a few moments before unbuckling as well.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 May 2017
• Then after driving to a location - tracked by the car's GPS - two seatbelts were unbuckled and two car doors opened.
  — Paul Gattis, AL.com, 3 May 2018
• When the perpetrator started to unbuckle his belt, Worthen broke free from the paralyzed feeling and was able to bolt from the room.
  — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 15 Aug. 2017
• Crew members must don parachutes before flight and, in the event of an emergency, unbuckle themselves from their seats, open the side door, and jump out of the aircraft.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2020
• This occurred after Collins continued to unbuckle his seatbelt and stand up on the flight.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024