Example Sentences

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The guards had unbound Ylia's fetters on the barge, knowing she could never swim for safety in the waters of the River of Ice.

From Quest of the Golden Ape by Garrett, Randall

The man who had been left free, had unbound some of them; but his work was not yet complete, and several of them were still tied to the trees.

From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

The lieutenant, complying with my request, had unbound the wallet and was flirting out its contents in fan-like fashion like a hand of cards.

From The Firefly of France by Angellotti, Marion Polk

"You did not tell me you had such beautiful hair," she said, when I had unbound it to put it in order.

From Daisy in the Field by Warner, Susan

The creations of love and right were upon him, misfortune had unbound his sensations; his own offspring stood before him clothed in trouble thick and dangerous.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)