Example Sentences

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Whatever yoke of pain he bears cannot be unshouldered.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 22, 2018

Any grand illusions that they once bore have been unshouldered and dumped on the wayside.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 18, 2016

At the gate in Newark, Goffman unshouldered a bulky zippered tote bag.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2016

To wit: ¶Atlas sits on a barstool hunched over a drink, his globe unshouldered and perched next to him on the bar.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2012

Ekon unshouldered his bag and pulled a blue cloak from it.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray