unhitching

• “The victorious passengers, seeing that the smashed up carriage could be of no further use to them, quickly conceived the idea of unhitching and attempting further pursuit on horseback.”

  The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author.

• “My guess is that none of your political parties have yet discovered the short-term benefits of unhitching their rhetoric from reality.”

  Think Progress » Rep. Paul Broun: The ramifications of health reform will be like ‘the Great War of Yankee Aggression.’

• “It's all right," she greeted him, coming out to the barn where he was unhitching a tired but fractious colt.”

  CHAPTER XX

• “I wailed, quickly unhitching my skirts, concealing my beautiful petticoat.”

  Simon & Schuster: Exit the Actress

• “SHANGHAI -- China kept the yuan's exchange rate unchanged against the dollar Monday, surprising markets after announcing over the weekend it was unhitching its de facto peg.”

  The Wall Street Journal: China Holds Yuan Steady After Announcing Policy Change

• “They were still there, unhitching the horse and getting ready to go home for the day.”

  The Good Unicorn « A Fly in Amber

• “I remember him unhitching the mules and placing me up on one behind the yoke.”

  First memories

• “Once he had the wagon to the side, he started unhitching the team.”

  Fictionaut: Men Don't Leave Me

• “I spent the early part of my life unhitching myself from the traditions of my community and wanting to be in a city and smoke dope.”

  Christina Patterson: Interview with Arundhati Roy: 'We Need a Feral Howl'

• “I like the dress, he said, unhitching himself from the wall.”

  Simon & Schuster: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series

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