How to Use unzip in a Sentence

unzip

verb
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • For this pivotal foray, the duo debuted a velour long-sleeve black mini dress unzipped at the front.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Tainted to the brazen thief who unzipped my purse, stole my wallet, then re-zipped my bag, unbeknownst to the four of us at our table.
    — Sainted & Tainted Writers, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2017
  • This chair does include a safety lock, which means an adult will need to unzip it into a bed and zip it back into a chair again.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Assigned once to caddie for Nixon, Buchanan followed him into the bushes and unzipped next to him, against club rules.
    — Sam Tanenhaus, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2017
  • One man pretended to stumble and fall on her, a ploy to cop a feel; another unzipped his pants.
    — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2017

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