unleash
verb (used with object)
to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
unleashing
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present participleof unleash.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“We must avoid making the same mistakes that we did 15 or 20 years ago with social media. At that time we didn’t fully understand what we were unleashing on society,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“We are unleashing our full potential as an energy superpower,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said at the Canada Investment Summit earlier this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"We are unleashing our full potential as an energy superpower," the prime minister said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
It comes as a strengthening El Nino pattern, expected to be the most intense in decades, has begun unleashing extreme weather across the globe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
It made sense: anyone who risked unleashing a virus had to have protection for themselves.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
