had unmanned
- past perfect of unman.
Example Sentences
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Solitude had unmanned me already, and I was utterly unfit to have come upon such an assembly of fiends in such a dreadful wilderness and without preparation.
From Erewhon by Butler, Samuel
But the sight of her had unmanned me; my eyes were dim and I lost command of my steps.
From A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 by Warden, Florence
Feeling above his ear, he ascertained that it was only a graze, but the shock of the surprise had unmanned him for the moment.
From Victory An Island Tale by Conrad, Joseph
The sight of that which lay in Adam Lambert's forge had unmanned a good many ere this.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
But, whether this be adopted or no, David appears as quite unaffected by the terror which had unmanned the army, and as bringing a buoyant disregard of the enemy, like a reviving breeze.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander
