unshackle
verb
un·shack·le
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unshackled;
unshackling;
unshackles
Definition of unshackle
: to free from shackles
Examples of unshackle in a Sentence
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But within the United States, plenty of power brokers and ideologues have long sought to unshackle themselves from INF restrictions, regardless of Russia’s state of compliance. — Ankit Panda, The New Republic, "Trump’s Reckless New Missile Race," 5 Aug. 2019 If his goal is to unshackle the Church from her bimillennial moorings, that is another project altogether, one that might not be aided by waiting for a consensus of theological opinion. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "What Is Pope Francis Saying about Communion?," 10 June 2019 The papier-mâché likeness of the Statue of Liberty appeared in Tiananmen Square as protests convulsed Beijing and other cities seeking to unshackle the world’s most populous country from endemic corruption. — Laignee Barron / Hong Kong, Time, "How the Tiananmen Square Massacre Changed China Forever," 4 June 2019 The moment embodied one of Trump’s main political promises: to promote pro-business policies that unshackle industry and the economy. — Coral Davenport And Ana Swanson, BostonGlobe.com, "Are Trump’s policy decisions undermining industries he pledged to help?," 5 July 2018 That, of course, is exactly the point of Westworld: to be a place where people can unshackle themselves from reality and its pesky social mores. — Sandra Upson, WIRED, "Westworld Recap, Season 2 Episode 8: The Great Ghost Nation Mystery," 11 June 2018 Capitalizing on a campaign promise, Trump said casting aside the U.N. pact would unshackle U.S. energy and thwart economic rivals. — Zack Colman, Scientific American, "What Has Changed—and What Has Not—Since Paris Withdrawal Announcement," 1 June 2018 After hours in labor, her doctor decided to break her water, and demanded the guard finally unshackle her leg from the rail of the hospital bed. — Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, "'I felt like a caged animal.' Pa. woman claims jail illegally shackled her during labor," 10 May 2018 The actress, perhaps emboldened by speculation that the payment might constitute an unreported campaign contribution, has embarked on a series of legal and public-relations maneuvers designed to unshackle her. — Jay Willis, GQ, "Stormy Daniels Is Winning," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unshackle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unshackle
verb
English Language Learners Definition of unshackle
: to take shackles or handcuffs off (someone)
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