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

She began to unloosen the rough coils in which the golden hair was pinned together.

From Thyrza by Gissing, George

The other merely grunted, and began to unloosen the cover.

From The Strange Case of Cavendish by Parrish, Randall

Marise put out her hand for the market-bag and spoke with the peremptory decision that was always necessary to unloosen Biron from his temperamental tangles.

From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy

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 Stone, James Madison