had unchained
- past perfect of unchain.
Example Sentences
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Van Gogh had unchained it from its age-old funereal associations and reinvented it as a tour de force of emotional connection and nurturance.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
"It was old Ransome again, I'll bet you," he said, when I had unchained the door and we stood in the dimly lighted hall.
From David Malcolm by Lloyd, Nelson
The catastrophe of the revolution had unchained a whole whirlwind of antagonisms.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
And grateful thoughts went up to heaven in silent benediction for him who had unchained their faculties, and given them the priceless treasures of intellectual and social communion.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
The great elementary forces are here at issue, which the Reformation had unchained, and with which we all have to reckon.
From Shakspere and Montaigne by Feis, Jacob
