unloosen
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unloosen
Example Sentences
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"We feel confident," jointly announced the unions and the contractors, "the wage adjustment will unloosen the log jam that has gripped local construction work."
From Time Magazine Archive
Marise put out her hand for the market-bag and spoke with the peremptory decision that was always necessary to unloosen Biron from his temperamental tangles.
From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield
Take three men and unloosen a hundred barrels of oil.
From The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
"Py shimminy, dot ish goot, anyhow," he muttered, making haste to unloosen his feet.
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They fished them out later from their slimy couch, and found that they had clasped one another so tightly in their mortal agony that it was deemed impious ever to unloosen that embrace.
From Alone by Norman Douglas
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