unloosen
Example Sentences
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"We feel confident," jointly announced the unions and the contractors, "the wage adjustment will unloosen the log jam that has gripped local construction work."
From Time Magazine Archive
The woman lifted the head from the pillow to unloosen the tight folds, and at the movement Pixie sighed, and opened wide, bewildered eyes.
From More about Pixie by William H. C. Groome
Lockhart sat back and began to unloosen his straps.
From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Donald Allen Wollheim
"If I unloosen you, will you promise not to run away?"
From The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave by Edward Stratemeyer
They could also take off their accoutrements and unloosen their clothes at night and so get a little better rest.
From Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts by James Madison Stone
