unpack
verb (used with object)
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
was unpacking
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past progressiveof unpack.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On May 6, as Williams was unpacking the cooler of food he received from school, a police officer arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
Upon entering the property, Kesete went to the kitchen where the social worker was unpacking groceries, saying: "I’ve bought you all your favourite things."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
An On Point volunteer arrived on his doorstep and helped him load up his few belongings; an hour later, he was unpacking in his new dorm room.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2022
He had just moved and was unpacking boxes and couldn’t find some of them.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 3, 2017
Later that week I was unpacking a trunk when one of the managers approached me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
