Unclasp

Examples

• Then she slept again, and the girls waited upon their mother, for she would not unclasp the thin hand which clung to hers even in sleep. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She hung her head and continued to clasp and unclasp her hands in her muff. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• She was unclasping something from her neck. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Her voice had sunk almost to a whisper, and she sat clasping and unclasping her hands about the handle of her sunshade. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I'm not much of a story-teller, said our visitor, nervously clasping and unclasping his great, strong hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Lydgate rose, and Dorothea mechanically rose at the same time, unclasping her cloak and throwing it off as if it stifled her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I sat down in the vacant chair--gently unclasped the poor, worn, restless fingers, and took both her hands in mine. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I unclasped her hands, and was out of the room in a moment. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Celia had unclasped the necklace and drawn it off. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Gently I unclasped her hands from about my neck, and still holding them in mine I told her the story of my love for Dejah Thoris. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• After a moment he sat down beside her, and, taking her hand, softly unclasped it, so that the gloves and fan fell on the sofa between them. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• There was a slight movement in Dorothea, and she unclasped her hands, but immediately folded them over each other. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• She unclasped her hands from behind her head, and looked at him meditatively. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.

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