Unburdens

Cognizant of seniors' tendency to mislay important objects, Ryan thoughtfully unburdens them with having to handle the grubby little coupons physically: those will be given directly to the insurance providers for safekeeping. ❋ Will Durst (2011)

The state is not the totality; this unburdens the politician and at the same time opens up for him the path of reasonable politics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As Tea and Tony sit in a playground -- drinking vodka, to be sure -- she unburdens herself. ❋ Dr. Harold Koplewicz (2011)

When a person unburdens his or her soul to someone considered trustworthy, often what is revealed is used against the penitent through gossip, condemnation, or loss of standing in the church. ❋ Jack Watts (2011)

Expressing one's worries in writing, Dr. Beilock says, unburdens the brain. ❋ Sue Shellenbarger (2011)

It's about an evening party in which the poet Lady Gregory sits next to Henry James and unburdens to him the tale of her doomed love affair. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

Corbis/Sygma Princess Diana unburdens herself in a 1995 interview with the BBC. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

Seated next to James at a dinner, she unburdens herself, shrouding her transgressions in a fictitious tale. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His sole companion is a poor black gravedigger, Simon, whose shack he shares and to whom he unburdens his troubled conscience. ❋ Michael Billington (2010)