unleash
verb (used with object)
to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
was unleashing
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past progressiveof unleash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When Kim Min-seok gave the go-ahead in June 2016 to publish a 90-second clip of a children's song, he had no idea what he was unleashing.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Soon after Ten Hag threw his water bottle on the ground, Foden was unleashing a shot that flew past Andre Onana for his 16th goal of the season in all competitions.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
He also worried rhetoric from Washington and Beijing was unleashing forces that could prove to be hard to control, even if the intent was to be balanced.
From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023
And now that I think about it, it's probably because I was unleashing so much pain.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2022
He wondered who was defending Camp Jupiter now that the legion had marched east, especially with all the monsters Gaea was unleashing from the Doors of Death.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
