unlash
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of unlash
Example Sentences
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They knew well they had a Titan in custody, and did not even unlash his hands.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
“You’ll unlash them every night when you’re piped to do so, and you’ll lash them up, out of the way, every morning, just as if you were aboard a battleship.”
From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Webster, Frank V.
The Hogue closed on the Aboukir and I received orders to hoist out the launch, turn out and prepare all boats, and unlash all timber on the upper deck.
From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 by Various
The men's guns were lashed on the komatik, and both were, therefore, unarmed, and before they could reach the komatik and unlash the rifles the wolves had fled over the hill and out of range.
From The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell by Wallace, Dillon
It was an ancient cavern beneath the rim of a low cliff which overlooked the town and as Denver was helping to unlash the packs Bunker Hill came toiling up the trail.
From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane
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