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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

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

Mother rose quickly to her feet; kissed me fervently, and then, without delay, as if understanding that it was not well to prolong the parting, began to unbar the shutter.

From On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West by Otis, James

She is the blush of morn first caught by earth, When seraph hands unbar the gates of heaven, And from its courts bright beams of glory stream.

From Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts by Sargant, Jane Alice

"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.