unbutton
verb (used with object)
to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo.
had unbuttoned
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past perfectof unbutton.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I wished he could remember even more details, like if Dad had unbuttoned his shirt’s top button, or if he smelled like shaving, or if he whistled “I Am the Walrus.”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
He was a tall, lean man of some forty years; he had unbuttoned his coat and laid his hat, in which there was a white cockade, beside him.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang
Before falling into this long train of reflections, she had unbuttoned her waterproof.
From Mary by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
He had unbuttoned the top of his waistcoat and he wore his tall hat very far at the back of his head.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
She had unbuttoned her jacket, and taken off her gloves, but went no further in the process of preparing herself for the ordinary stay of some hours.
From In the Year of Jubilee by George Gissing
