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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

“Why, if this fate my country waits, should war, “And not my love unbar to him the gates?

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

"Some one is surely in distress," said Shakespeare, rising, "suffer me to unbar the door."

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

Some sat in a corner, whispering their wishes that Archer would unbar the doors and give up.

From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria

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