unshackling
- present participle of unshackle.
Example Sentences
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As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, its national soccer team has spent this summer unshackling itself from its own stunted history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But Kapur and Graft’s story — and by extension the story of Auroville — isn’t one of escape, of unshackling themselves from the clutches of a toxic cult for the safety of the real world.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
At first Max did pretty well in unshackling himself from the scandalous name.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2020
It was a new kind of freedom, the unshackling of his mind.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2019
Women shall henceforth be the equals of men, not by levelling down, but by levelling up; not by fettering the man, but by elevating, emancipating, unshackling the woman.
From The Woman Who Did by Allen, Grant