uncage
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of uncage
Example Sentences
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As I sweltered under a fierce sun, I hoped to let the truth uncage itself.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022
Three more outs, and the Royals could uncage their three-headed relief monster.
From Washington Post
If a man was a theorist, he could here find a voice for his opinions; and if he were a genius, he could here uncage his gifts and find recognition.
From In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Butterworth, Hezekiah
They had forgotten on Monday night to uncage the two black owls; and so it was necessary that the Duke's death should be postponed.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
Then the question arose as to who would uncage our love-birds and bear the first brunt of Silver Tongue's explosion.
From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Osbourne, Lloyd
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