unlash
Example Sentences
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“U.S. Probation unlashed a sexual predator into the home of a little girl that had no protection from the monster being placed under her roof,” the complaint says.
From Seattle Times
Ged said, “Take down the sail,” and Vetch did so quickly, while Ged unlashed the oars and set them in the locks and bent his back to rowing.
From Literature
Scarcely had the order been executed for unlashing the boats, when the sails flapped heavily against the masts.
From Project Gutenberg
At last three Spaniards are left in the rigging; they seem nearly dead, and scarcely able to unlash themselves, and crawl down the shrouds.
From Project Gutenberg
The sections of the ladder had been unlashed, and were safely bestowed, with the rope and the tendrils, in the sides of the canoe.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
