How to Use unpack in a Sentence

unpack

verb
  • By the time we got to the hotel, I was too tired to unpack.
  • I unpacked my suitcase as soon as I arrived home.
  • It's been a year since I moved here and I still haven't unpacked all of my books.
  • She's good at unpacking complex concepts.
  • There is just soooo much to unpack.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a lot to unpack in that.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • There is so much to unpack here!
    — Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There's just so much to unpack in it.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a lot to unpack in that quote.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a lot to unpack in all of this.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There’s so much to unpack here.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • There’s so much to unpack here.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And that leaves us with a lot to unpack.
    — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Lots to unpack come this time next year.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • There was more to unpack with the rest of her look.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • And so, gosh, there’s a lot to unpack.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 June 2026
  • Fresh or frozen, wild or farmed … there is a lot to unpack.
    — Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a lot to unpack about the way our city looks and to whom.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
  • Let’s unpack what the Sabres have done.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • At the end of your trip, take care when unpacking.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The best places to unpack are a mudroom or garage.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Needless to say, there is a lot to unpack.
    — James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • There is just so much to unpack in that one, brief paragraph!
    — Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Rather than turn away from the baggage, the movie unpacks it.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2023
  • Needless to say, there are some things in the ad to unpack here.
    — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 17 May 2018
  • There are so many things to unpack about that episode and the show that brought it to us.
    — Clarkisha Kent, The Root, 11 Sep. 2017
  • There’s a lot to unpack here, and plenty of blame to go around.
    — Wired, 26 July 2022
  • Martin unpacked the last few years and has helped heal some of those scars.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • These artists don’t use their skills to unpack the damages of the world.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
  • This isn’t just a retail space where items can be boxed, moved and unpacked.
    — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 27 Mar. 2018

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