unshackle
verb (used with object)
to free from shackles; unfetter.
had unshackled
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past perfectof unshackle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It had unshackled the country people in the neighbouring provinces, and accustomed them to the pulling down of castles.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Gustav Freytag
The boatswain had unshackled the fall-ropes aft, and the boat slewed off with the jerk of a heavy wave.
From Swirling Waters by Max Rittenberg
