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Example Sentences

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Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

It takes only a minute to cross the hall and unbar the front doors.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

“She is within and safe; Natalya is with her,” came Yossof’s quavering voice, as he labored to unbar the gates.

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

"Some one is surely in distress," said Shakespeare, rising, "suffer me to unbar the door."

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

Mother rose quickly to her feet; kissed me fervently, and then, without delay, as if understanding that it was not well to prolong the parting, began to unbar the shutter.

From On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West by Otis, James