unbar
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
In that era, debt was still punishable by imprisonment, and prison gates were almost ready to unbar in hospitable welcome to Marguerite and D'Orsay.
From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson
"Wait while I unbar the door," called Redward to the fugitive, at the same time directing the others to assist him in removing the barricade.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
She would have returned from her campaign with her baggage-train and her loot, and the palace would unbar its shutters and the morning flash back from its halls.
From The Spoils of Poynton by James, Henry
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.
