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Uncork


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In probably his most self-critical judgement, Blair has accepted the west did not foresee the degree to which complex tribal, religious and sectarian tensions would be uncorked once a strong, repressive, all-powerful leader such as Saddam was removed.
  • (2) The onslaught continued three minutes later when Corona uncorked a shot from inside the area that went narrowly wide of the far post.
  • (3) Every evening, she uncorked bottles of white wine, and with disarmingly direct questions – "Deep down, isn't everyone racist, black and white?"
  • (4) After a barrage of shots forced the challenger to the canvas for a third time, Brook closed the show by uncorking a perfectly timed left hand on to Dan’s chin.
  • (5) And so began Guzmán’s wild and bloody and surreal attempt to evade capture, a six-hour chase involving helicopters, sewers, a carjacking and a sex motel which would convulse Los Mochis and uncork, when it was all over, jubilation in Mexico City and Washington.
  • (6) What if they uncork more of the lethal gases whose use triggered intervention in the first place?
  • (7) Okoye uncorked a new British record throw of 68.24m back in May.
  • (8) The concept of the uncorkable liposome composed of phase-separated mixtures of a polymerized phospholipid and an enzymically digestible phospholipid has been investigated, using small unilamellar vesicles composed of mixtures of (polymerized) dienoylphosphatidylcholine (DENPC) and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC).
  • (9) Come Tuesday they may be uncorking the champagne; but, all else being equal, in years to come they will be crying into their beer.
  • (10) In the bar of the Hotel du Vin, among elegant decor punctuated by row upon row of green and black bottles, all uncorked and drained of champagne and wine, the 46-year-old alcoholic licks his lips and asks for a sparkling water.
  • (11) But he has told friends he still insists that this uncorking of forces in Iraq was so devastating because of the unexpected degree to which malevolent Iranian and al-Qaida forces infiltrated the country stirring up sectarian hatreds.
  • (12) It is concluded that the liposomes, like the monolayers, are phase-mixed, and that uncorkable liposomes cannot be constructed from the phospholipid mixture employed.
  • (13) We ordered lobster and scallops at the self-service hatch, and sat at a picnic table, uncorking a bottle of Californian wine (Rockport is dry, so bring your own) and enjoying a fabulous sunset as our kids played on the rocks.
  • (14) So it was that Emerson found himself a guest on Sean Hannity’s show just last week, as a warm-up of sorts for the mind-boggling inaccuracies he would uncork on Sunday.
  • (15) By the time Nadal uncorked a 110mph service winner down the middle on match point at 11.43pm and throttled his fist to the New York sky, the sense of relief from the Spaniard was as palpable as the humidity that had kept the grounds a sweatbox long after sundown.
  • (16) Updated at 4.35pm BST 4.28pm BST Second set: Djokovic 4-6, 3-1 Nadal* (*denotes server): Better from Nadal, Djokovic unable to uncork credulity-defying shots to order, but from thirtir-love, a forehand goes wide, and then Djokovic absolutely basses a forehand - only for Nadal to retaliate, clinching the game with ball assault illegal in some countries.
  • (17) It is proposed that, until further experimental evidence is produced, the enzymatically uncorkable liposome must be regarded as a theoretical construct.
  • (18) Friends uncorked more wine to digest his explanation that, yes, the staunchly conservative judge Neil Gorsuch would almost certainly be confirmed to the supreme court as Trump’s pick to replace the late Antonin Scalia, even though Barack Obama’s nominee Merrick Garland was stalled by Republicans for nearly a year.

Unstop


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a bottle or a cask.
  • (v. t.) To free from any obstruction; to open.

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