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
Mother Elsie laughed until she lost her breath and Mr. Goodloe had to help unloosen her belt for her.
From The Heart's Kingdom by Maria Thompson Daviess
She began to unloosen from her hood her jewel, which was a rose fashioned out of pink shell work set with huge dewdrops of diamonds and crowned with a little crown of gold.
From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford
Satisfied that the dark object was a reality and not an unwonted visitation, the lookout began deliberately to unloosen a gasket.
From A Man and His Money by Frederic Stewart Isham
The Delaware found means to unloosen it from the cleet aft, and Hist, who was already forward for that purpose, immediately began to pull upon the line.
From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
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