unleashed; unleashing; unleashes
1
: to free from or as if from a leash : let loose
unleash the dogs
unleashing his anger
2
: to throw, shoot, or set in motion forcefully
unleashed a superb shot … to earn his side a point—
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Examples of unleash in a Sentence
The storm unleashed its fury.
The editorial unleashed a torrent of angry responses.
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Then there’s the right-wing PAN, which took the presidency from the PRI in 2000 only to unleash the cartel violence that still haunts Mexico.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 30 May 2024
But after second baseman Luke Rogers snagged a lineout for the final out and the Knights hoisted the championship trophy, the calm and cool team retreated to its dugout to unleash what could only be described as celebratory chaos.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
Prime Video unleashed the film’s eye-opening trailer on Thursday, May 23, showing archival and behind-the-scenes footage of Dion in her prime as a world-famous superstar, along with new interviews in which the five-time Grammy-winning icon grapples with her rare disorder.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
In Mexico, the heat has helped unleash drought in much of the country and the capital is running out of water.
—Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 30 May 2024
But after second baseman Luke Rogers snagged a lineout for the final out and the Knights hoisted the championship trophy, the calm and cool team retreated to its dugout to unleash what could only be described as celebratory chaos.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
Prime Video unleashed the film’s eye-opening trailer on Thursday, May 23, showing archival and behind-the-scenes footage of Dion in her prime as a world-famous superstar, along with new interviews in which the five-time Grammy-winning icon grapples with her rare disorder.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
In Mexico, the heat has helped unleash drought in much of the country and the capital is running out of water.
—Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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unleash
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un·leash
ˌən-ˈlēsh 
: to free from or as if from a leash
unleash a dog
the storm unleashed its fury
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