verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
unfasten a button
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Can you unfasten this button for me?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Do not unfasten your safety belt until the plane has stopped.
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It was hot in the waiting-room, so I unfastened my coat.
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Jack unfastened his seatbelt and stepped out of the car.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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FitzAlan moved a pace to meet them, his free hand unfastening his cloak.
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He'd discarded his trousers and was unfastening his shirt when she realised she was staring.
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He sat her down and began to unfasten her coat.
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I went up to my room and began unfastening my black skirt.
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Ripping off her Englishness and casting it aside was as easy as unfastening the collar of her dress.
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She flinched once, then started to obey, unfastening the ties at the neck of her gown with shaking fingers.
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She watched him unfasten his belt, and drop his trousers.