unlash

Example Sentences

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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

“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.

It was an ancient cavern beneath the rim of a low cliff which overlooked the town and as Denver was helping to unlash the packs Bunker Hill came toiling up the trail.

From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane

While the man lay by the fire and wept, she cooked, and in the morning helped lash the sleds, and in the evening to unlash them. 

From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by London, Jack

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