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Examples of unheard in a Sentence
Their cries for help were unheard.
Recent Examples of unheard from the Web
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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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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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The Redskins could still tag Cousins again in 2018, though that would cost roughly $34.5 million — an unheard of price tag for any player.
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However, that drought percentage isn’t unheard of in Florida -- there have been other periods of drought since 2000 when the monitor began mapping drought data.
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The Warriors had a concession stand in the 1990s, which was pretty much unheard of during that era.
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Thanks to what’s known as dynamic pricing, in which costs shift constantly to match demand, top ticket prices for hit shows on Broadway have hit previously unheard-of levels.
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First Known Use of unheard
14th century
UNHEARD Defined for English Language Learners
unheard
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adjective
Definition of unheard for English Language Learners
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: not given attention
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: not heard or listened to
UNHEARD Defined for Kids
unheard
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adjective
un·heard
\ˌən-ˈhərd\
Definition of unheard for Students
: not heard I followed as softly as I could, and coming unheard into the kitchen, stood and watched him. — Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped
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