had unlatched
- past perfect of unlatch.
Example Sentences
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I reached into the box that had unlatched on its cross-country trip without me.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
In a moment she had unlatched the summer-kitchen door and flung it wide open.
From Janice Day the Young Homemaker by Long, Helen Beecher
“We’d much rather not, thank you,” said Ambrose with a slight shudder, and in another second he and David had unlatched the door, scudded down the garden like two frightened rabbits, and joined their father.
From Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children by Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie)
Miss Prudence had settled herself comfortably, so comfortably that she was not conscious of inhabiting her body when Marjorie had unlatched the gate.
From Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. by Maria, Jennie (Drinkwater) Conklin
Then she had unlatched her close-shut lips to add: “She goes there frequent, on business.”
From An Alabaster Box by Mulford, Stockton
