Verb (used with object) : to unclasp a sword handle. From Dictionary.com.
In the moment we unclasp, we make space for freedom. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Judith Rich: Lessons In Living: The Wisdom Of Eckhart Tolle and Warren Buffett] Reference
She was compelled to unclasp Joe's hands from the bar. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
Every time I had to go to the bathroom, I had to unclasp it. From Wordnik.com. [And Katharine McPhee Heads For Hollywood] Reference
Ephie did not unclasp her hands, but her eyes grew vigilant. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
But he did not quite unclasp his hand, and so he clung there. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store] Reference
The moment I say the number 1 you'll try to unclasp your hands. From Wordnik.com. [Handclasp Conversion Hypnotic Induction] Reference
The moment I say the number 1 you will try to unclasp your hands. From Wordnik.com. [Handclasp Conversion Hypnotic Induction] Reference
I lower my eyes and unclasp my hands, my cheeks are wet with tears. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Silas] Reference
I watched him anxiously clasp and unclasp his large workman's hands. From Wordnik.com. [Cradle and All]
He swore furiously, and bent down to unclasp her fingers from his leg. From Wordnik.com. [The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story] Reference
"Oh, no! no! do not do that," cried Leam, trying to unclasp his hands. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876] Reference
He then had me straighten up and unclasp my hands from behind my head. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer Of Gor]
No one could unclasp it but her husband, and this concluded the ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton] Reference
I tried to unclasp the fingers, -- to drive him from his hold on the rail. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858] Reference
The hands unclasp, and she folds her arms, as if huddling against a cold wind. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Shaffer: The Creature Walked Among Us] Reference
In answer, I unclasp my bra, offer myself to his mouth, his tongue, his teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Fallout] Reference
"I'm glad you like it," he said, then parted her hair again to unclasp the chain. From Wordnik.com. [Dearly Beloved]
The more you try to unclasp your hands the more securely locked down they become. From Wordnik.com. [Handclasp Conversion Hypnotic Induction] Reference
Brendana reached behind her back to unclasp her kevlar reinforced containment cups. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Deserve an “Android’s Dream” ARC: A Contest « Whatever] Reference
She became white and red in turns, and began to nervously clasp and unclasp her hands. From Wordnik.com. [Orrain A Romance] Reference
The whole class made frantic efforts to unclasp their hands, but were unable to do so. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use] Reference
That they thought they were trying to unclasp their hands was evident from their endeavors. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use] Reference
Stop trying to unclasp your hands, allow your hands to remain straight out in front of you. From Wordnik.com. [Handclasp Conversion Hypnotic Induction] Reference
I take a deep breath, unclasp my snowshoes, make it to my feet, and move into the main room. From Wordnik.com. [Heaven’s Fury] Reference
Try to unclasp your hands, the more you try, the more secure they become, tighter and tighter. From Wordnik.com. [Handclasp Conversion Hypnotic Induction] Reference
He makes an effort to unclasp the small, pretty fingers that are grasping the rails so rigidly. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
She began to unclasp the bracelet on her arm, but hastily putting forth his hand, he checked her. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
The awful figure held up a warning finger, and then began deliberately to unclasp the volume he held in his hands. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
The rough mountaineers had not the heart to unclasp that embrace but buried them by the side of the river in one grave. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
He broke off abruptly, and she felt his arms slacken their hold and slowly unclasp as though impelled to it by some invisible force. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"I am a Venetian," he answered coldly; and no longer hesitating to use the needful force to unclasp the clinging, importunate hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus] Reference
I mean, are they so busy, so rushed, that they can't take ten seconds to unclasp the ankle bracelet before putting on their pantyhose?. From Wordnik.com. [Gatlinburg] Reference
Mike tried to shake her off, to unclasp her hands. From Wordnik.com. [There was a King in Egypt] Reference
He could not unclasp the volume, nor read a single page. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand but Not the Heart] Reference
Canon Ebley tried to unclasp her arms from round his neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Point of View] Reference
He could not unclasp the trusting little hand that was slipped in his. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Colonel] Reference
Then very gently he raised his hands and tried to unclasp her fingers. From Wordnik.com. [The Masquerader] Reference
Alaire was clinging to Dave, merely clutching him the tighter when he tried to unclasp her hold. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Sunset] Reference
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