set free
Example Sentences
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When Cady is suddenly exonerated and set free, he shows up to insinuate himself in the Bowdens’ life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The saleswoman said that if her customer sold 10 sets of books herself, she would receive her own set free.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"Hearts must be set free from an idolatrous thirst for profit," the Pope said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Then they’re driven back and set free the next day.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
A civil war had to be won first, hundreds of thousands of lives lost, and then—only then—were slaves across the South set free.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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