unwrap
verb (used with object)
to remove or open the wrapping of.
had unwrapped
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past perfectof unwrap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tebow was 3-for-16 for 45 yards through the first three quarters when it looked like Lovie Smith’s defense had unwrapped the mystery inside an enigma.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 12, 2011
It took me about two seconds after I had unwrapped it to think this is a placebo.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2011
As soon as Aunt Eliza had unwrapped them, Peter and Alice and Ella and Laura and Mary began to run and shout.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Bo had unwrapped the cough drop and was sniffing it suspiciously.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
I noticed that the wind and rain had unwrapped some of the tinfoil from the grapevine cross.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
