unshackled
Example Sentences
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Factory workers, farmers, gold diggers, frontiersmen flocked to the US with the belief that they could create a new identity - an "American" - unshackled from the class systems of Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Following the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, the United States unshackled its railroads, allowing private operators to compete, set market-driven rates and dynamically reinvest in their own infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
As Weibo’s popularity exploded in 2010, the internet seemed like “a third space unshackled by the rules that bound the rest of the nation’s institutions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Scientific ingenuity, unshackled by overly burdensome regulations, provides solutions like carbon capture and storage technology that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
She handed it over to him and he unshackled his wrists as she rooted around in a box she’d brought over.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
