unpack
verb (used with object)
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
have been unpacking
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present perfect progressiveof unpack.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Like Martinez, many around the organization have been unpacking the deal in the days since.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
Dylan found more stuff and sent it in that year, and Davidson and his staff have been unpacking and getting ready for the opening for five years now.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022
To-day we have been unpacking, and settling down into rather comfortable, very expensive rooms.
From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Betty Keays-Young Salmon
He might at the very moment have been unpacking his possessions, hanging his clothes in the closet, and stowing away his undergarments in the chest of drawers provided for the purpose.
From Walter and the Wireless by William F. (William Frederick) Stecher
