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
A true emotion had unsealed his lips but the words that came out of them were no louder than the murmur of a light wind.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
A great gush of the old love poured from the fountain in my heart: sympathy with the horse had unsealed it.
From The Flight of the Shadow by George MacDonald
The insurance men had unsealed all the houses, and the result was her discovery.
From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Anne Warner
She alone had unsealed for me the springs of true music.
From Weird Tales. Vol. I by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
