unlash

Example Sentences

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Next he was at my side ordering me to unlash the wheel and stand by.

From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

“Here, unlash these blessed ropes, they’re a-cuttin’ into my arms like hooroar.”

From Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea by Fenn, George Manville

While the man lay by the fire and wept, she cooked, and in the morning helped lash the sleds, and in the evening to unlash them. 

From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by London, Jack

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 The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick

A bear had crossed close ahead, and before he could unlash his rifle the komatik had dashed right onto the animal, who, instead of running, stood up and showed fight.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir