unbar

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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

Whilst Henri stood at the window, he heard someone unbar the door; and an old man came in with a basket, in which was a comfortable breakfast.

From The Fairchild Family by Rudland, Florence M.

Teach me the path to that uncharted land; Discovery's keel hath never notched its strand, No passport may unbar its sealed frontier,— Too far for utmost sight, for touch too near.

From The Two Twilights by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

I will unbar the dungeon, Unloose the chain that binds him to the rock, And leave your interview without restraint.

From The Grecian Daughter by Murphy, Arthur

On the weed-grown path beside him lay a revolver, as if he had dropped it out of his hand when he started to unbar the gates.

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John