unload
verb (used with object)
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from.
have unloaded
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present perfectof unload.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Many with lower incomes have unloaded their lots to investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
For now, that’s meant investors have unloaded some of their Nvidia Corp.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
In Encino’s priciest sale so far this year, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have unloaded their modern mansion for $15.2 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2023
Department of Agriculture’s Grain Transportation Report released Thursday said that 1,890 grain barges have unloaded in New Orleans since Sept. 1, about 39% fewer than the five-year average.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
“Trade must be good, because she seemed to have unloaded a large quantity of coal.”
From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss
