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

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

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

From Thyrza by Gissing, George

Take three men and unloosen a hundred barrels of oil.

From The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)

Mother Elsie laughed until she lost her breath and Mr. Goodloe had to help unloosen her belt for her.

From The Heart's Kingdom by Daviess, Maria Thompson