unshackling

Example Sentences

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At first Max did pretty well in unshackling himself from the scandalous name.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2020

It was a new kind of freedom, the unshackling of his mind.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2019

Alexa then tells users that one of the bots will take over, unshackling the voice aide’s normal constraints.

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2018

Turning off the buzzing breaking-news machine I carry in my pocket was like unshackling myself from a monster who had me on speed dial, always ready to break into my day with half-baked bulletins.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2018

What say you to getting the anchors aboard and unshackling the cables, eh?

From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.