unmask
verb (used with object)
to strip a mask or disguise from.
had unmasked
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past perfectof unmask.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That evidence, the scientists said, increased their confidence that they had unmasked the main authors.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
We had unmasked the masked fraudster but who was he?
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2021
The files reveal that Thatcher agreed to a Foreign Office recommendation to "draw a line under the Gordievsky episode" and not expel Czech, Bulgarian and East German agents the defector had unmasked.
From US News ● Dec. 30, 2014
As the revelations by Mr. Snowden, a former N.S.A. contractor, were gaining attention in the news media, the White House and leaders in both parties stood united behind the programs he had unmasked.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2013
He had unmasked the High Priest’s fear, and publicly humiliated him.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Gerald Breckenridge
