unexpressed
adjective
un·ex·pressed
ˌən-ik-ˈsprest 
Examples of unexpressed in a Sentence
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The latter strain, with its unexpressed wistfulness, gives the film thematic elements in common with Celine Song’s Past Lives.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
Think of them as a compass that is pointing to an unexpressed desire.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 July 2023
But after a few promising, if lopsided, exchanges, Julia takes that reserve as rejection, her profound disappointment with Vance fueled in part by her unexpressed anger at her husband.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
Even the characters’ own thoughts go unexpressed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022
The idea has always been the same, which is to go inside the mind of someone and musicalize their unexpressed emotions — those doubts, fears and the huge surges of love all those feelings provide.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
Julie doesn’t say a word against the strikes or the strikers, and has a charming encounter with one of the strikers, a neighbor; her position on the flashpoints of contention go unexpressed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
From Preston, a single brief, darting peck on the lips seems a transformative miracle, though MacKay never entirely hides the softer, unexpressed boy in a terminally volatile man.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
Consciously work to release any tensions that stem from unexpressed frustrations.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2021
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
Think of them as a compass that is pointing to an unexpressed desire.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 July 2023
But after a few promising, if lopsided, exchanges, Julia takes that reserve as rejection, her profound disappointment with Vance fueled in part by her unexpressed anger at her husband.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
Even the characters’ own thoughts go unexpressed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022
The idea has always been the same, which is to go inside the mind of someone and musicalize their unexpressed emotions — those doubts, fears and the huge surges of love all those feelings provide.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
Julie doesn’t say a word against the strikes or the strikers, and has a charming encounter with one of the strikers, a neighbor; her position on the flashpoints of contention go unexpressed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
From Preston, a single brief, darting peck on the lips seems a transformative miracle, though MacKay never entirely hides the softer, unexpressed boy in a terminally volatile man.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
Consciously work to release any tensions that stem from unexpressed frustrations.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1561, in the meaning defined above
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“Unexpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexpressed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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