unclasp
verb (used with object)
had unclasped
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past perfectof unclasp.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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While talking with Sanderson she had unclasped her hands, and now she clasped them again, twining the fingers with a quick, nervous motion.
From Square Deal Sanderson by Charles Alden Seltzer
My parting words to her, when I had unclasped from my neck those kind arms which would fain have held me to home for ever, had expressed a promise that was yet unfulfilled.
From Basil by Wilkie Collins
I longed to see my own little one whose dimpled hands I had unclasped from my neck in that agonized parting.
From Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch by Mary E. Bradley Lane
In a trice she had unclasped the string of amber beads which she always wore inside her clothing, and laid them in his hand.
From Katherine's Sheaves by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
"And you will send for your children, doubtless, when you are sure all is safe in England?" said Angela, still contemplating the portrait in the bracelet, which her sister had unclasped while she talked.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
