Definition of unheard
1 a
:not perceived by the ear
b
:not given a hearing
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Their cries for help were unheard.
Recent Examples of unheard from the Web
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More broadly, the femininity that the UDC embodied provided a cover for public behavior that was unheard of for Southern women.
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Rains of that magnitude are practically unheard of.
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A sitting president openly turning on a Senate majority leader of his own party in such a fashion is practically unheard of — yet another norm destroyed since Trump’s rise on the political scene.
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Pull-asides between foreign leaders are not unheard-of, but the Trump team’s changing stories about the Trump Jr. meeting and the new focus on collusion guarantee the second Trump-Putin encounter will draw close scrutiny.
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The bill Mitch McConnell crafted in secret (in an unheard-of process for such major legislation) ended up looking a lot like the House’s version.
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Student loan experts say stealing another person's identity to attend school is rare, but not unheard of.
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The family’s unusually public feud has riveted Singapore, an orderly island nation where such political spectacles are virtually unheard of.
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That's almost unheard of in southern states, and is still uncommon in most other parts of the country, Kyle Pugh, director of the wellness center, said.
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14th century
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