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
Attacks by long-range drones have unleashed a fuel crisis in Russia and won rare praise for Ukraine from President Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Daily Mail has described it as "deranged" and says its members have "unleashed misery on thousands of ordinary people though their selfish antics".
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Commuting the death sentences of Roof, Tsarnaev, and Bowers would have unleashed a firestorm of protest.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2024
She didn’t ask one question, let alone the hundreds that Jessica would have unleashed.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
