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Example Sentences

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Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Still he began to unbar, though grudgingly, and in half a minute we had the door loose.

From The Red Cockade by Weyman, Stanley John

It takes only a minute to cross the hall and unbar the front doors.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

"The time is not yet up," returned Brian, beginning to unbar the door, and he laughed at the mocking voice.

From Nuala O'Malley by Bedford-Jones, H.

Uncle Pullet had seen the party from the window, and made haste to unbar and unchain the front door.

From Tom and Maggie Tulliver by Eliot, George