unload
verb (used with object)
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from.
had unloaded
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past perfectof unload.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It went dark for two months, and when it came back online close to the same spot, it was no longer carrying oil, Kpler said, suggesting it had unloaded the cargo to other vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
According to WCK, the aid convoy was hit while leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse, "where the team had unloaded more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza on the maritime route".
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
The team had unloaded more than 100 tons of food brought to Gaza by sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
We could see where a few other floats had unloaded and we could see parents herding kids toward cars.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
The Town of Boston had ordered them not to unload the tea and the law stated they could not leave until they had unloaded.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
