unlash

Example Sentences

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"Off with the luggage then, driver," said the policeman—"here hand the small trunk, and now away and unlash there behind."

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

The Hogue closed on the Aboukir and I received orders to hoist out the launch, turn out and prepare all boats, and unlash all timber on the upper deck.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 by Various

“You’ll unlash them every night when you’re piped to do so, and you’ll lash them up, out of the way, every morning, just as if you were aboard a battleship.”

From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Webster, Frank V.

At last three Spaniards are left in the rigging; they seem nearly dead, and scarcely able to unlash themselves, and crawl down the shrouds.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick

We were forced to unlash all the strips running from side to side and insert supports, made of smaller bones, across the middle each way.

From Under the Andes by Stout, Rex