unshackled

Example Sentences

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As Weibo’s popularity exploded in 2010, the internet seemed like “a third space unshackled by the rules that bound the rest of the nation’s institutions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In his first court appearance since being arrested in Mexico last week, Wedding appeared relaxed, smiling with his attorney and occasionally at the media and FBI agents as he stretched his unshackled arms.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

“Scientific ingenuity, unshackled by overly burdensome regulations, provides solutions like carbon capture and storage technology that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

“We are asking to be in the room with him unshackled as we were for four and a half years,” Commander Piette said.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

She handed it over to him and he unshackled his wrists as she rooted around in a box she’d brought over.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo