unleash
verb (used with object)
to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
have unleashed
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present perfectof unleash.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Those developments have unleashed concerns in this Rhine River city, where Opel was once the mighty engine of prosperity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The central question remains whether Japan will become an economy where reforms have unleashed more animal spirits and spurred investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Commuting the death sentences of Roof, Tsarnaev, and Bowers would have unleashed a firestorm of protest.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2024
But far from quelling controversy, the cancellations have unleashed a war of words over just who is trying to silence, shame and bully whom.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
Had we returned home in 1916, out of the suffering and the strength of our experience we might have unleashed a storm.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
