unhitched; unhitching; unhitches
: to free from or as if from being hitched
Examples of unhitch in a Sentence
We unhitched the trailer from the car.
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The other horse was unhitched from the sleigh and fastened to the collar of the horse in the water and was then able to pull it out.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Just unhitch the Flow, grab your iPad, and steer it like a giant, slow RC car into the perfect spot.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The sound of dozens of handcuffs being unhitched echoed through the cavernous room.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Lingle’s husband had just unhitched the cart from a truck used to haul it as Lingle got ready for business in the parking lot of Bob’s Paint Land on Northeast 99th Street.
—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
These private conversations, taking place patiently and deliberately, unhitched from the rhythms of national ones, offered each side the chance to recognize the other’s humanity.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
The cage is hauled to a remote claypan surrounded by scrubby desert, where the trailer is unhitched from its vehicle and the woman is left alone in the blinding sunlight, presumably to die.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Just unhitch the Flow, grab your iPad, and steer it like a giant, slow RC car into the perfect spot.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The sound of dozens of handcuffs being unhitched echoed through the cavernous room.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Lingle’s husband had just unhitched the cart from a truck used to haul it as Lingle got ready for business in the parking lot of Bob’s Paint Land on Northeast 99th Street.
—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
These private conversations, taking place patiently and deliberately, unhitched from the rhythms of national ones, offered each side the chance to recognize the other’s humanity.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
The cage is hauled to a remote claypan surrounded by scrubby desert, where the trailer is unhitched from its vehicle and the woman is left alone in the blinding sunlight, presumably to die.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Unhitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhitch. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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unhitch
verb
un·hitch
ˌən-ˈhich 
: to free from or as if from being hitched
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