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Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

"The time is not yet up," returned Brian, beginning to unbar the door, and he laughed at the mocking voice.

From Nuala O'Malley by Bedford-Jones, H.

What humble hands unbar those gates of morn Through which the splendors of the New Day burst!

From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by Lowell, James Russell

Who would unbar the gate of life, to re-admit them to existence? or what face would greet them back again to our world with a smile?

From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.

"Dinah North," said Harrison, solemnly, "I have a message for you, which you dare not gainsay—I command you to unbar the door and receive us instantly."

From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna

The book’s final moments are breathless, if suspiciously flimsy—it isn’t until the very last sentence that Monk unbars “the great gate” and is freed.

From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2017

Will the sun forget to streak Eastern skies with amber ray, When the dusky shades to break He unbars the gates of day?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

See, the Muse unbars the gate; Hark, the monkeys, how they prate!

From Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 by Daly, J. Bowles (John Bowles)

But when the night-wind wakes and thrills The shadows that the night unbars, Their music fills the dreamy hills, And folds the friendly stars.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

Hitherto, whenever, "I've wandered in dreams," it has generally been my unlucky fate to lose all distinct recollection of them before "The morn unbars the gates of light."

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

As a result, its classification was changed from unbarred spiral galaxy to barred spiral galaxy.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

Eventually, we decided that my father would not recover, and so, instead of continuing to try to stave off death, we unbarred the door and began to wait.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017

In both barred and unbarred spiral galaxies, we observe a range of different shapes.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

Handel’s vocal writing can be fiercely demanding, nowhere more so than in the Angel’s opening aria, “Be unbarred, ye gates of Avernus,” in which Liv Redpath, a soprano, displayed lovely tone and fine agility.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2014

At last the window above the door was unbarred, but no figure could be seen at its dark opening.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Knees, shoulders, elbows, buttocks and teeth collide with one another, fleetingly unbarring a glimpse into deeper space before they slide closed again.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2011

We hear the unbarring of the house door, and a comely maiden, in her Sunday dress, welcomes us politely to her ground-floor sitting-room.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes

There came to him a noise of unbarring doors, the yellow lamp-light went out in niche after niche.

From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

At last, he remained somewhat longer at the gate, and bent his head more cautiously to hear; then, noiselessly unbarring and unlocking the door, he leaned out.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

Haldane opened the tiny wicket, which enabled her to speak without further unbarring when she found it convenient.

From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)