unhook
verb (used with object)
to detach by or as if by releasing a hook.
had unhooked
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past perfectof unhook.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Whoever had unhooked Walmart’s glass sliding doors from their tracks hadn’t done a good job of finding a safe place to store them.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Although it was so far away, Jody knew he had unhooked the check-rein, for the horse’s head dropped forward.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
She had unhooked her dripping cloak, and I saw that beneath she wore a well-cut travelling-gown of pale-grey cloth that fitted admirably, and showed off her neat figure to perfection.
From The Count's Chauffeur by William Le Queux
He snatched at the candle from the candlestick in Sergeant Archelaus' hand and rammed it into the socket of a horn lantern he had unhooked from the cupboard.
From Major Vigoureux by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
How long—how very, very long ago it seemed since she had unhooked it and gone off down the snowy road to meet the coach.
From A Maid of Many Moods by Virna Sheard
