setting free

Example Sentences

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And I admired Webster’s sleuthing into recently uncovered documents that reveal that Molly repeatedly treated her children as enslaved property she was setting free.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

The first ended with Ziyech setting free Mason Mount, whose low cross from the right was tapped home by Lukaku in the 15th minute.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2022

Bettany delivered that line with all the contemplative gentleness it deserved and in a calm setting free of threats or even loud noises.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2021

It had been awhile indeed for Shoemaker, with two forearm surgeries in the interim, setting free a compressed nerve and repairing a torn tendon.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2018

This meaning is probably connected with the primary one of 'loosen,' 'set free,' through the idea of setting free from perplexity.

From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton