disembarrass

Example Sentences

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He cleared his throat as though to disembarrass it of a garrote.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward

He was obliged to stop and speak to them, and it was difficult to disembarrass himself of friends who greeted him so kindly.

From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Dick fussily brought forward a chair for Lucy to sit in, and offered to disembarrass her of the jacket she was wearing.

From The Explorer by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

I have servants on whom I can call to disembarrass me of such people.”

From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

She did all that was possible to disembarrass the estate so that it might produce sufficient for her father’s maintenance.

From Mary Wollstonecraft by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins