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
  • 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
  • Amazon might be able to lean on its own services unit to unhook itself from the supply chain constraints holding back revenue growth now.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2021

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