disburden

Example Sentences

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It was evident that Sir Ratcliffe had something on his mind of which he wished to disburden himself; and it was equally apparent that Glastonbury was unwilling to afford him an opportunity.

From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Mr Noalles, as I will still call him, spoke with difficulty, but some secret impulse, it seemed, made him anxious to disburden his mind.

From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Webb, Archibald

Forgive me, my friend, forgive me, Mr. Suds, if I have already said too much, and bear with me still, while I yet disburden my heart of more.

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander

But the need she felt to disburden her mind to Tito urged her to repress the rising anguish.

From Romola by Eliot, George

The profusion of small attractive devices which automatically perform the economic household labor and disburden the human workers must not hide the fact that the chief activities are still little adjusted to the psychophysical conditions.

From Psychology and Industrial Efficiency by Münsterberg, Hugo