Wondering how to use Unpick in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as undo or unravel.
Unpick meaning
- To undo sewing stitches.
- To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool.
- To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.
Using Unpick
- The main meaning on this page is: To undo sewing stitches. | To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool. | To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.
- Useful related words include: undo, unravel, unknot, unscramble.
- In the example corpus, unpick often appears in combinations such as: to unpick, unpick it.
Context around Unpick
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unpick
- In this selection, "unpick" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cannot, longstanding and complex stand out and add context to how "unpick" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include difficult to unpick and let s unpick the geography. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unpick" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unpick
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Parliament cannot unpick it – it needs a sharp sword. (9 words)
According to WhatsApp, it’s because of a technical knot that’s fiendishly difficult to unpick. (16 words)
Let’s unpick the geography of the area, which spans over 2.5-million-square-miles. (16 words)
Unable to unpick longstanding expectations of an active role for government in supporting fairness and delivering services, neoliberals have focused on getting bankrolled for the stuff they know will be popular, like care for the aged and disabled. (38 words)
Casemiro and Rakitic occupy similar spaces on the pitch, but while the former will trying to protect Madrid’s backline, the latter will look to unpick it. (27 words)
Taken together, they suggest that it is somehow wrong for civilians to try to unpick complex questions of the rights and wrongs of conflict. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
Unable to unpick longstanding expectations of an active role for government in supporting fairness and delivering services, neoliberals have focused on getting bankrolled for the stuff they know will be popular, like care for the aged and disabled.
According to WhatsApp, it’s because of a technical knot that’s fiendishly difficult to unpick.
Let’s unpick the geography of the area, which spans over 2.5-million-square-miles.
Casemiro and Rakitic occupy similar spaces on the pitch, but while the former will trying to protect Madrid’s backline, the latter will look to unpick it.
Parliament cannot unpick it – it needs a sharp sword.
Taken together, they suggest that it is somehow wrong for civilians to try to unpick complex questions of the rights and wrongs of conflict.
Common combinations with unpick
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to unpick 4×
- unpick it 2×