freeing

Example Sentences

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School districts could simply use the new money to reduce this encroachment, freeing funds for other purposes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Everyone knows the president has said that freeing Jimmy would be easy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

This week provided an example, with the United Arab Emirates saying they were leaving OPEC, thus freeing the country to increase oil exports without seeking agreement among cartel members.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

He said Pennycook's speech was "a wasted opportunity for the government to show urgency in freeing millions of leaseholders".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

He wakes in distant quarters of the night and sees Frederick in his bedroom in Berlin, wearing his eyeglasses and necktie, freeing trapped birds from the pages of a massive book.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr