How to Use unbox in a Sentence

unbox

verb
  • Go ahead and unbox those babies, because shoes are meant to be worn.
    — Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 14 Dec. 2019
  • From unboxing to threading, the whole process took less than a minute.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
  • He's already done one unboxing video from his room.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Our testers loved unboxing these mini toys even more than playing them.
    — Rachel Rothman, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 June 2023
  • Jessie asks, with the innocence of someone first unboxed by a boomer.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Creators have been unboxing the dress and showing off the fit.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The setup is so easy that my mom was able to unbox and set up her own Ring doorbell.
    — Dallas News, 27 June 2019
  • This process goes from unboxing the item all the way to turning it off and recharging it for the next use.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
  • Once you're all set, fully shut off the console and place it back in the box for them to unbox and enjoy.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The kits were tightly packaged and easy to unbox, and each meal came in its own container.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2025
  • All trees that were reviewed were unboxed, set up (and lit up) by our contributors.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Jesus’ co-worker plays a Labubu unboxing video to catch him up to speed.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Peruse all the skin-care sets here, and get ready to unbox some serious skin-care treasures.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Setup time took about 17 minutes from unboxing to the start of the first print.
    — PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • He's just launched a new app for watching unboxing tech videos, called Unboxed.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 24 June 2017
  • Once home, the kids eagerly unbox the game and connect it to the television.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • Create an unboxing video, record a quick demo, or shoot a video before-and-after.
    — Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But the best moment of the process for both writers was unboxing the first set of books and giving copies to their mothers.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • Bloom then unboxed a custom silk pillowcase from Slip, marked with a B.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • For starters, gamers love to tinker with hardware, unwrap new blockbuster games, or even unbox a new console.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The mat also took a while to lay flat after unboxing and emitted a slight chemical smell.
    — Michelle Pugle, Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Does this design detail matter a great deal when most people put a case on their phone right after unboxing it?
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Costner then went on to unbox his trophy and deliver what seemed like an acceptance speech.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The assembly took my roommate and I about an hour and a half from unboxing to sitting on our new couch.
    — Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The delivery team unboxed the sofa parts, which consisted of two seats and two arms, and then brought them inside the house.
    — Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
  • No assembly is needed, and our tester took no more than five minutes setting up the machine and unboxing it.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Staff were unboxing, drilling, shelf-stocking and assembling as the five-month construction soon comes to a close.
    — Shawn R. Beals, Courant Community, 16 May 2017
  • On the platform, small businesses post briefs that may ask for a single unboxing video or a few product photos.
    — Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Videos of buyers unboxing their Labubus have gone viral on social media.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
  • Everyone loves a pair of box-fresh sneakers, but there's something even more joyous about unboxing a crisp pair of all-white kicks.
    — Jake Woolf, GQ, 2 Sep. 2017

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'unbox.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: