freed
Example Sentences
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In Gatlinburg, Tenn., police in May freed a bear that locked itself in a hotel restroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The lockup expiration on Aug. 6 will add up to 911.5 million shares to the market, roughly doubling the amount that are freed to trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Eight more people have been freed from custody, as police continue to investigate an alleged extreme right-wing threat to an Islamic event in Suffolk.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"After five years of unjust imprisonment, Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara has finally been freed," read a post on his Facebook account managed by his friends.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
When they were finally freed, after a series of slave rebellions, their new masters were poverty, illiteracy, and lack of economic opportunity.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
