unseal
verb (used with object)
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed.
had unsealed
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past perfectof unseal.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had unsealed the fireplace and kept it laid with pine logs.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
The insurance men had unsealed all the houses, and the result was her discovery.
From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Anne Warner
It was this desire that had unsealed her lips: she would never relinquish, it.
From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
And, as briefly as possible, he told her how he had unsealed the brass bottle, and all that had come of it.
From The Brass Bottle by F. Anstey
After all these five years he had unsealed his lips.
From The Tigress by Anne Warner
