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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

You practical English!—will you ever unbar the shutters of your brains, and hang a picture or two in those state-chambers?

From Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work by Ruskin, John

Some sat in a corner, whispering their wishes that Archer would unbar the doors and give up.

From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria

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.

"I'll have to jump over and unbar it," said Paul.

From Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West by Bonehill, Ralph