How to Use unzip in a Sentence

unzip

verb

• She unzipped the tent flap.
• Heels off, dress unzipped, and a quick change in the back of my car, JFK awaited.
  — Vogue, 15 Sep. 2017
• All of the covers can unzip off the foam and go in the washing machine.
  — Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2023
• Then use your fingertip to unzip the pod along the string line and open it.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
• The switch kicks in to stop the spiral from unzipping too far and lets the polymerase catch up.
  — NBC News, 20 June 2017
• To unzip a compressed item on a Mac, just double-click on the zip file.
  — USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
• The expander is easy to use — just unzip the middle to increase the size by more than half.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
• That’s when two people unzipped their tents and poked their heads out.
  — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 17 Mar. 2020
• The slouchy sweater can be worn off the shoulder when unzipped all the way, or zipped up to provide extra warmth.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
• Plus, its cover is easy to unzip and toss in the wash to remove stains or just give it a refresh.
  — Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
• Fred unzips his belt and beats Serena in front of June.
  — refinery29.com, 6 June 2018
• There are also three large mesh windows that can be unzipped to enjoy the breeze.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• Vetements and Levi’s made a pair of jeans with a front-to-back zipper, so the truly bold can unzip them between the cheeks.
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2017
• Her coat was unzipped and her mittens dangled from strings at her sleeves.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• The mother wrote in the filing that one daughter told her that Essex would try to unzip her clothes and touch her.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
• Simply unzip the covers and toss them in the washing machine.
  — Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2024
• The doctors unzipped the bag, plunged their hands into the icy water, and eased her onto a dry stretcher.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
• Eventually the novelist asks her to lie down on the bed next to him, and unzips his pants.
  — Christine Smallwood, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2017
• The report said the boys' mother observed no shaving tools but did see one of her son's pants unzipped.
  — Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 12 May 2017
• The dress was left partially unzipped from both top and bottom to create a high slit and a neckline that plunged all the way to her waist.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2023
• A policeman unzipped the bag and removed a silver bracelet from Jawad’s wrist.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
• Spacey then allegedly unzipped the man’s pants and fondled him.
  — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2019
• The campers had unzipped just far enough to deliver it into a waiting hand.
  — Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2019
• PSA: If a man ever unzips his pants and his junk looks more like a foot than a penis to you, advise him to call a doctor.
  — Rose Surnow, Cosmopolitan, 17 Nov. 2016
• The Jennifer’s Body star also wore a wetsuit but unzipped the top to reveal her pink bikini.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
• Just unzip the clamshell-style rollaboard to reveal a litany of pockets and dividers that’ll delight even the most type-A packer.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
• His horns are ideally adapted for hooking, and one hook can unzip a man from crotch to throat.
  — Robert Ruark, Field & Stream, 1 Dec. 2020
• At least two sides of all tents must always be unzipped, with the tents’ insides visible.
  — Eun-Young Jeong, WSJ, 18 June 2019
• So, his daughter-in-law unzipped the cushion to see what was inside and found a box containing cash.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 18 Jan. 2020
• The little girl was lying on a fuzzy lavender bunting that had been unzipped into a blanket.
  — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024