How to Use unburden in a Sentence

unburden

verb
  • May her soul fly free at last, unburdened now by the sorrows of the world.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Yet this was the first game in this series in which Harden played unburdened.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 8 May 2017
  • But what to make of the rest of these Americans who seem unburdened by such concerns?
    — Author: Kathleen Parker, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 June 2017
  • Free to choose a future where are all equal and unburdened by the oppression of those who would choose to divide us.
    — Ahmad Ibsais, Teen Vogue, 18 July 2019
  • But, then again, there has been nobody skillful enough to make Flavia unburden herself.
    — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Delegating should not be used as a way to unburden yourself of menial, grunt work.
    — Terina Allen, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The team is unburdened by identity, so Haaland has been free to create it.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • By the end of the play, Leo has unburdened his ghosts, so the audience knows what’s happened and what got him off track.
    — Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • Lipa has been clear about how a good pop song can help a person to get lost in a moment, to briefly but truly unburden herself.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
  • But Nevils is doing more than just unburdening herself.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In the car, Henry unburdens himself by telling Yas the full truth about his father’s death.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
  • There's Inez, a friend in the clouds, someone eager to leave the world and death behind and ready to be unburdened.
    — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 10 July 2017
  • The event is modestly sized and therefore unburdened by the weight that makes most music festivals a drag.
    — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2018
  • Here at last Richard unburdens himself, telling Reacher that the Becks’ lives are not their own.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • One goal of the treatment is to help veterans unburden themselves of shame, Yeomans told me.
    — New York Times, 13 June 2018
  • Please feel free to unburden yourself of any knee-jerk thoughts typically ascribed to fourteen-year-old boys.
    — Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Seemingly now unburdened, United were more at ease after half-time and did start to create chances to score.
    — SI.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Of Landfair unburdening herself of the anchor that came with saying her name aloud.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The rebirth is necessary, an unburdening and a kind of justice for her and her family.
    — Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Both Mitchell and the Cavs unburdened themselves of history.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • The rivers emerge and meander away from the rugged mountains and toward each other, beginning to unburden their loads.
    — Marianne Karplus, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
  • He is unburdened by the knowledge that protest, assembly, and a free press are the cornerstones of liberty.
    — Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 20 Jan. 2017
  • Startups now have access to builders trained at scale, unburdened by legacy processes and driven by a desire for impact.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Crucially, though, it’s unburdened by that band’s history.
    — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • Yet Tillerson has remained unburdened by the stench of scandal hanging over the White House.
    — Emily Jane Fox, The Hive, 3 Mar. 2017
  • Prevc is left with only history after unburdening the weight of his promise.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The chancellor's son, imprisoned for his crimes, has always sought to unburden himself of the weight of his family name.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The sale may unburden the White House of one potential conflict of interest.
    — Heidi M Przybyla, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Hannah's former friends, many of whom were on the tapes of season 1, have unburdened themselves of their secrets during the trial.
    — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 30 May 2018
  • Instead, the thought was to unburden a linemate who has filled the net more than any other Ducks player over his 12 seasons.
    — Eric Stephens, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2017

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