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Untie is an English word with synonyms like undo or tie. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Untie in a sentence

Related words

Untie | Untied | Unties

Untie meaning

  1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
  2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
  3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.

Synonyms of Untie

undo unbrace unlace tie loosen change alter modify

Related words

Other words often associated with Untie or its synonyms:

relax weaken castrate replace relation tease qualify neckwear beam uncover redact desexualize

Using Untie

  • The main meaning on this page is: To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of. | To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind. | To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
  • Useful related words include: undo, unbrace, unlace, tie.
  • In the example corpus, untie often appears in combinations such as: to untie, and untie, untie the.

Context around Untie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

help 1× sometimes 1×

Often after:

himself 1× herself 1×

Sentence patterns with Untie

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

able to untie herself crawl 1× able to untie himself and 1× can sometimes untie it by 1× clark can untie her he 1× come and untie the knots 1× could not untie it because 1× difficult to untie 1× difficult to untie than the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a tightened granny 1× before clark can 1× have your shears 1× he isn t 1× he started by 1× if the ends 1×

Common sentence endings:

and call 911 1× appearance would suggest 1× bought his kidney 1× by the titans 1× difficult to untie 1× for future developments 1×

Words around Untie

Just before it in the word index:

untidy 28 untidiness 2 untidily 2 unthreatening 7 unthreaded 2 unthought 1

Just after it in the word index:

untied 31 unties 4 until 39.633 untill 6 untilled 4 untimed 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Untie

  • In this selection, "untie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, help, sometimes, himself and herself stand out and add context to how "untie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include able to untie herself crawl and able to untie himself and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "untie" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with untie

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Then, untie the lines and go. (6 words)

It is quick and easy to tie and untie. (9 words)

The family was to untie each other after the ritual was complete. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

If the ends are long enough, one can sometimes untie it by pulling one end generally parallel to the bound object and a bit up away from it, and prying it into the opposite end's part to open the knot. (41 words)

He isn't the only victim in the hotel, and he finds people willing to help untie him, but there are far more ready to do him in, including both the woman and the man who bought his kidney. (39 words)

He started by tying a leather rope with a simple knot for every time he prayed Kyrie Eleison ("Lord have Mercy"), but the Devil would come and untie the knots to throw off his count. (35 words)

Example sentences (18)

It has the virtues of being both easy to tie and untie; most notably, it is easy to untie after being subjected to a load.

He isn't the only victim in the hotel, and he finds people willing to help untie him, but there are far more ready to do him in, including both the woman and the man who bought his kidney.

The leader of the opposition on Torbay Council has called on the government to untie the bay’s hands when it comes to spending its ‘war chest’ for future developments.

Then, untie the lines and go.

The farm worker was able to untie himself and ran to a neighbouring farm to seek help.

She was able to untie herself, crawl upstairs to the kitchen and call 911.

Have your shears next to you whenever you practice anything rope-related in case you ever need to quickly get out of rope and there’s no time to untie.

The family was to untie each other after the ritual was complete.

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A tightened granny knot can also jam and is often more difficult to untie than the reef knot.

Before Clark can untie her, he is ambushed and beaten into submission by the Titans.

He started by tying a leather rope with a simple knot for every time he prayed Kyrie Eleison ("Lord have Mercy"), but the Devil would come and untie the knots to throw off his count.

If the ends are long enough, one can sometimes untie it by pulling one end generally parallel to the bound object and a bit up away from it, and prying it into the opposite end's part to open the knot.

In modern climbing rope, the clove hitch will slip to a point, and then stop slipping. citation With smaller diameter cords, after being heavily weighted it may become difficult to untie.

It is quick and easy to tie and untie.

Releasability Knots differ in the effort required to untie them after loading.

Roman brides wore a special belt tied with the " knot of Hercules ", which was supposed to be hard to untie.

The Devil could not untie it because the Devil is vanquished by the Sign of the Cross.

They are useful for these purposes because they have a deceptive appearance, being easier or more difficult to tie or untie than their appearance would suggest.

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Common combinations with untie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "untie" in a sentence?
An example: "It has the virtues of being both easy to tie and untie; most notably, it is easy to untie after being subjected to a load." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "untie" from authentic English texts.
What does "untie" mean?
Untie means: To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
What are synonyms of "untie"?
Common synonyms of "untie" include: undo, unbrace, unlace, tie, loosen, change, alter, modify.
How many example sentences with "untie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "untie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.