unburden

Example Sentences

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“Your goal is to unburden those parts, and once those parts are unburdened, what’s left is your true self, like who you are at your core,” Zupich said.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

Those who support a more rehabilitative approach have hailed Gascón’s efforts as proof that pursuing a different tack can unburden the criminal justice system and help build lives and communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

However, she says some were relieved to unburden themselves of things they had not been able to tell anyone.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

Knowing this can help unburden scientists new to the English-speaking world from the expectation that we should already be native speakers by the time we arrive.

From Scientific American • Sep. 2, 2023

“I’d like to unburden myself of your presence. I’m very busy. You will return to your work as a messenger. And you will keep quiet. Is that clear, Miss Novis?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin