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
Take three men and unloosen a hundred barrels of oil.
From The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
When Mr. Choi fell off the stool the bands on his arms were loosened and they proceeded to unloosen and rewind his arms.
From Flash-lights from the Seven Seas by Francis John McConnell
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
The sub-lieutenant was called out of the conning tower, and Alfred directed to unloosen the cords.
From The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet by Kenneth Ward
