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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

From amid these heterogeneous articles he reached down a great key and slipping it into his pocket, proceeded to furtively unbar, unlock and let himself out into the young morning.

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

As for the retainers, they waited for no order to unbar the gate for Mirliflor, being all eagerness to facilitate his departure.

From In Brief Authority by Anstey, F.

That one, instead of standing his ground, was seeking to reach and unbar the corridor door.

From Warrior of the Dawn by Browne, Howard

She is the blush of morn first caught by earth, When seraph hands unbar the gates of heaven, And from its courts bright beams of glory stream.

From Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts by Sargant, Jane Alice