How to Use unhook in a Sentence

unhook

verb

• He unhooked the fish from the line.
• She reached behind her and unhooked her bra.
• The tow-truck driver agreed, lowered the car and unhooked it from the truck.
  — Elgin Courier-News, 16 June 2017
• Her son, then about 9, had moved an ottoman to the front door and unhooked a lock at the top of the door frame.
  — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2017
• The man tried to unhook the shark, but was bitten on both hands, Malphurs said.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 30 July 2021
• Loosen the switch terminal screws, unhook the wires from them, and remove the switch.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020
• Loosen the switch terminal screws, unhook the wires from them, and remove the switch.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
• In nine hours, Katie or Matt will return to unhook their son.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
• Just remember to unhook the trailer and check the back seat for kids first.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2020
• The crew of the amphibious APCs then unhook the straps and motor toward shore.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2020
• Although the truck’s wires had been unhooked, the child reattached them, pulling off the price tag for good measure.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 14 July 1999
• Next Ropos must go down to unhook the wire used to lower the frame and open its doors so that the node can be placed inside.
  — Jennifer Barone, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2012
• Thus, any tidy VR users who unhook and stow their headsets when not in use wouldn't be counted.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2020
• The tractor is unhooked, the ground is raked and cleaned up, the weight transfer sled moves back into position, and the next puller starts it all over again.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 17 Aug. 2017
• Once the shark was situated more inland, the angler was able to unhook the shark, tag it and take pictures with the sea creature.
  — Madeline Farber, Fox News, 23 May 2018
• Once the drone has stopped bouncing around, the flight technicians unhook it and get ready for the next, maybe life-saving, delivery.
  — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
• As Felty went to unhook a tow strap from the front of Faull’s vehicle, Faull drove forward and ran Felty over, the release said.
  — Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 17 Jan. 2017
• Don’t drag the fish to the silty, muddy, sandy river bank to unhook or photograph it before release.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2022
• Amal's dress seemed to have snagged against her stiletto, leaving George to hold onto his wife as nearby handlers helped unhook the hem of her dress from her shoe.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Oct. 2021
• Macdonald, still riding it like a bronco, unhooked the lines.
  — Susan Casey, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2019
• The French couple appeared a bit thrown off by Papadakis's costume, which came unhooked at the neck during their program.
  — Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018
• One day after giving birth, Veitch said, West unhooked herself from her IV and left the hospital.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 26 May 2017
• Springform pans are designed to be removed after baking—simply unhook the latch and remove the sides and the bottom.
  — Sam Lauron, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2021
• Treat it like a scarf, carefully unhooking it and then stuffing it in the sleeve of your coat so that it does not get separated.
  — Judith Martin, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019
• Before that, the costume worn by South Korea's Yura Min unhooked.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2018
• Gonzalez reached up to a low-hanging tree branch and unhooked the wire holding the wooden contraption.
  — Karine Aigner, National Geographic, 25 July 2019
• Numerous 9-inch fish came to hand and McKenna had no issues with using her long nails to her advantage to unhook fish and put on bait and grab the fish.
  — Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 5 Dec. 2021
• My stomach lurched as a woman hung upside down on the pole, then released both hands to unhook her bra, holding on by the delicate hook of her knee.
  — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2020
• If Russia declined to participate in the ISS and went so far as to unhook its modules, could the rest of the nations involved keep the station in orbit?
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2022
• Following the call, Cleveland was unhooked from the machines and sensors, and his family was allowed to come into the room.
  — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2018

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