How to Use unscrew in a Sentence

unscrew

verb
  • I unscrewed the jar lid.
  • You'll need to unscrew the cover before you remove it.
  • The head rotates to screw or unscrew with the press of a button.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Use an adjustable wrench to loosen and unscrew the old shower head.
    — Daniel Bortz, Washington Post, 30 June 2022
  • Then turn the bottle upside down, and unscrew the cap a turn, or two.
    — Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2020
  • This feeder is easy to fill and clean, just unscrew the bottle from the base.
    — Daria Smith, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Someone had to unscrew us to release us.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Simply unscrew them and blow into the screw to ensure the tube is clear.
    — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The lumberjack unscrews the lock to a new trailer parked on his land.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
  • Use the tools to loosen the fixture and unscrew it entirely with your hands.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Then use an adjustable wrench to loosen and unscrew the old showerhead.
    — Daniel Bortz, sacbee, 15 June 2018
  • The poor robocar would have to reach out, unscrew a cap, grab a gas pump, and press on the pistol grip.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2017
  • With the faucet off, unscrew the clean-out at the bottom of the P-trap (if there is one).
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
  • With a bucket nearby, use a wrench to unscrew the slip nut on the P-trap pipe.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021
  • If that's the case, simply unscrew those and then gently pull the knobs apart from each other.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Ed opened the hatch, got on his knees, and reached almost shoulder-deep to unscrew the bailer cap.
    — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • First, turn off the power to the switch, remove the cover plate, and unscrew the switch from its wires.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
  • With that warning, remove the fill-hole plug at the top of the diff casing, then unscrew the drain plug.
    — Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2021
  • And coffee jars are probed to determine if arthritic hands can unscrew the lids.
    — Associated Press, WIRED, 7 May 2006
  • By unscrewing any bulb, the consumer can hook a line directly off that.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • But, one quick fix is unscrewing it and tapping the lotion into your hand.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • But, one quick fix is unscrewing it and tapping the lotion into your hand.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The movers unscrewed the bolts and separated the posts and frame and headboard.
    — Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Back at his house, Cowan watched Stutzman unscrew a lug nut to change a tire.
    — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2020
  • The thief walked to a back office and unscrewed a glass window on the door, Peters said.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Scenes of showbiz ruthlessness are left to the man who is brutish enough to unscrew that bottle of ketchup.
    — Armond White, National Review, 16 Sep. 2020
  • To fill or clean, simply unscrew the base from the bottom and pour in your nectar or warm water to wash it out.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2021
  • With the cover off, unscrew the lightbulb and clean the inside and outside of the base with a soft, damp cloth.
    — Maryal Miller, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
  • With the cover off, unscrew the lightbulb and clean the inside and outside of the base with a soft, damp cloth.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • With your other hand, unscrew the wire cage that secures the cork to the bottle neck—but don’t remove the cage!
    — John Debary, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2022

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