unshackled

past tense of unshackle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackled
Verb
  • The Warsaw doctors likewise wrote about patients whose hearts failed after they were fed; when Allied soldiers liberated the concentration camps, large numbers of emaciated people died after being given high-calorie foods such as chocolate.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • By the end of August, Paris was liberated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is well over a dozen years before Black people are declared emancipated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In the Revolutionary War itself, Britain’s Lord Dunmore had emancipated large numbers of southern slaves as a war measure—a fact well-known in both the 1770s and the 1860s.
    Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As part of the deal, Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages in Gaza, and Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Israel also freed 242 Palestinian prisoners serving long-term sentences, sending more than half of them into exile.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The crowd cheered as the trap was sprung.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the second half, a quick free kick from Roldan sprung Wright down the right channel, and Wright cut back into his left foot and curled the ball cleanly inside the far post.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The wideout collected himself and sprung free for a 45-yard touchdown reception, breaking things open at 24-0.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In another game, a month earlier at home against Minnesota, Quinn sprung Sullivan on a breakaway with a stretch pass.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Unshackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackled. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!