liberate
verb (used with object)
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
have been liberating
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present perfect progressiveof liberate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The last five years have been liberating as well as fruitful — allowing Molesworth to cement her reputation as an independent thinker, interlocutor and public intellectual.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
He said the place is quiet and, like Childers, said small things have been liberating.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 11, 2020
It would have been liberating to be a ghost, to feel like I could drift through walls or float up into the night sky.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2017
At the time these might have been liberating, but they can easily become ossifying, arthritic.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2014
If the “Sticky Fingers” flashbacks are distracting to me, though, they seem to have been liberating to Mr. Humm and Mr. Guidara.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2012
