unpack
verb (used with object)
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
unpacked
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past participleof unpack.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof unpack.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
unpackverb (used with object)to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
Example Sentences
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While that post-vacation glow typically fades once your suitcase is unpacked, the resilience sticks around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The opinion insists that courts do more than identify a historical cousin to a modern law by examining whether the analogy survives scrutiny once its details are unpacked.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Police allege that Hussen went to the facility and supervised as several men unpacked the container.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
There were just stacks of crates and boxes, which is amazing — it was very cool to just see statues half unpacked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Barely unpacked from Caldwell, his perpetual restlessness was back with a vengeance.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
