disembarrass

Example Sentences

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It would also disembarrass the king of a dangerous enemy; though of all the motives, inspiring Scarthe to the act, this was perhaps the weakest.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

“Gorramity!” cried he, suddenly starting to his knees, and endeavouring to disembarrass himself of the weight of little William, still scrambling upon his back.

From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Reid, Mayne

He did not, by any means, intend, he said, to disembarrass himself of the obligations which were imposed on him by the first article of the convention of the 15th September, 1865.

From Pius IX. And His Time by Dawson, Æneas MacDonell

She did all that was possible to disembarrass the estate so that it might produce sufficient for her father’s maintenance.

From Mary Wollstonecraft by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

But now he was perfectly free to disembarrass himself of a trouble which had so seriously threatened his peace.

From A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories by Howells, William Dean