uncork
verb (used with object)
to draw the cork from.
had uncorked
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past perfectof uncork.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Describing the bitter and raucous incidents as "excessive," Small's embarrassed successor, Reuven Frank, 61, said last week: "It was as though somebody had uncorked something."
From Time Magazine Archive
He had uncorked a bottle of claret, and placed it on the table between them, which they proceeded to discuss as they reviewed the events of the day.
From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid
Meanwhile Nat Bradshaw, exhibiting great familiarity with corkscrews and cigars, had uncorked the first bottle of champagne, for which the major had expressed a preference, seeing that it was a favorite drink with the army.
From The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
He had uncorked the canteen and held it forward—his idea being not only that she would smell the water but become accustomed to the thing in his hand.
From Son of Power by Will Levington Comfort
With his back to those in the room, so as to screen his actions, he had uncorked the phial as he was approaching the can.
From The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini
