unburdening

Example Sentences

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Once he started unburdening himself of his insecurities and traumas, he probably wouldn’t stop for a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

It’s a very unlikely setting for a very unlikely unburdening.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

They’re viewed as a means to enforce laws that may previously have gone unnoticed while unburdening overburdened police departments from nabbing speeders.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2023

Ralph, having begun the business of unburdening himself, continued.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding