RELEASE in a Sentence

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For RELEASE, below is one of 294 sentences:
The impatient Duncan now made several hasty and desperate propositions to attempt the release of the sisters.

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 Meanings and Examples of RELEASE
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release
 v.  give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
Classic Sentence: (134 in 9 pages)
1  "The sooner the better," she said, hoping that perhaps he would release the crushing pressure on her rings before she had to ask him to do it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  After a private conversation with Archie, Frank gave his reluctant approval and sent word to the livery stable to release the horse and buggy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
3  That would force Scarlett to release whatever hold she had on Ashley.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
4  Again she felt the lightening of her load, and with it the release of repressed activities.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 7
5  The sharp release from her fears restored Lily to immediate lucidity.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 13
6  Mysteriously aching, nebulously sad, she slipped away, half-convinced but only half-convinced that it was horrible and unnatural, this postponement of release of mother-affection, this sacrifice to her opinionation and to his cautious desire for prosperity.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
7  It took but a few moments to release the gases pent up in the poor beast, and the two women heard the rush of wind and saw the roan visibly diminish in girth.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XVIII
8  Perhaps he will never wholly release her from the spell.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In X
9  The impatient Duncan now made several hasty and desperate propositions to attempt the release of the sisters.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 22
10  The maiden struggled gently to release herself, and Heyward was compelled to part with his precious burden.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 25
11  Huron, I accept your offer; release the woman.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
12  I like it very much," cried Duncan, who saw that the release of Cora was the primary object in the mind of the scout; "I like it much.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 31
13  I have seen him whip a woman, causing the blood to run half an hour at the time; and this, too, in the midst of her crying children, pleading for their mother's release.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
14  He still grasped his rifle, perhaps having forgotten to release his hold upon it.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
15  He lay, for the most part, in a quiet stupor; for the laws of a powerful and well-knit frame would not at once release the imprisoned spirit.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
Example Sentence: (160 in 11 pages)
16  Reliving past experiences can release powerful feelings that have been pent up too long.
17  We cannot release the names of the soldiers who were killed until we have informed their next of kin.
18  The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want.
19  Britain is intensifying its efforts to secure the release of the hostages.
20  He was treated as a hero on his release from prison.
21  Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
22  Please release the parachute when there is an emergency.
23  Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage.
24  A public outcry secured her release from detention.
25  A crew of assistants oiled and adjusted the release mechanism until it worked perfectly.
26  If there is no response to your press release, follow it up with a phone call.
27  The terrorists will only release their hostages on certain conditions.
28  You must release your grasp of the rope.
29  The release of prisoners remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement.
30  There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release.