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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"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
What was that which his fingers had held till sleep had unclasped them?
From Grisly Grisell by Charlotte Mary Yonge
She had assumed a more constrained attitude, and had unclasped her hands from behind her head.
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
She had unclasped from around her neck the diamond necklace of old family jewels, and held it in the pool of her rosy palms, as though it were a mass of clear separate raindrops rainbow-kindled.
From The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen
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
