unbroken

adjective un·bro·ken \ ˌən-ˈbrō-kən \

Definition of unbroken

:not broken: such as

a :not violated

b :whole, intact

unbroken skin

c :not subdued :untamed; especially :not trained for service or use

unbroken colts

d :continuous

miles of unbroken forest

e :not plowed

f :not disorganized

advanced in unbroken ranks

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Examples of unbroken in a Sentence

an unbroken row of trees
eight hours of unbroken sleep
The band has had an unbroken string of hits.
The Olympic record he set is still unbroken.

Recent Examples of unbroken from the Web

The Combine begets The Draft begets Training Camp’s hard knocks, an unbroken line of non-stories until the real season begins.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty: We're living in the age of hype," 25 Aug. 2017
Of course, this kind of weaponization of history is most effective if the Republican and Democratic parties are viewed as unbroken ideological identities dating back to the days of Abraham Lincoln.

— adrienne lafrance, The Atlantic, "The Lost History of an American Coup D’État," 12 Aug. 2017
Equally impressive is an unbroken amphora on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York that depicts a singing, swaying Citharode, a robed young man playing the stringed kithara.

— steven litt, cleveland.com, "Toledo Museum of Art hosts first solo show in 25 centuries on ancient Greek Berlin Painter (photos)," 23 July 2017
Twilight was made even deeper by billowing columns of smoke that ascended in an unbroken wall north of the ballpark.

— bill dow, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit '67: As violence unfolded, Tigers played two at home vs. Yankees," 22 July 2017
After five full years of unbroken excellence, Djokovic has now gone five majors without a title—failing to reach the semis in four of them—after retiring here with an elbow injury.

— jon wertheim, SI.com, "50 parting thoughts from Wimbledon 2017," 15 July 2017
No fireworks are supposed to be sold where paints, oil or gasoline are sold unless the explosives are kept in their original, unbroken containers.

— leada gore, AL.com, "July 4th fireworks laws: What's legal, what's illegal on Independence Day?," 3 July 2017
There is also nothing quite as exquisite as waking up to a field of yellow flowers blanketing the meadow in late spring, or to waking up on a cold winter morning to see that same meadow blanketed with unbroken deep snow.

— susan green, OregonLive.com, "Portland-area pets for adoption June27 (photos)," 27 June 2017
The Russian flexaton was a musical saw, which was capable of producing a fluid unbroken line to float just audibly above piano and strings.

— alan g. artner, chicagotribune.com, "Carlos Kalmar creates a crowd-pleaser at Grant Park," 24 June 2017

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