unhurt

adjective

un·​hurt ˌən-ˈhərt How to pronounce unhurt (audio)
: not hurt : intact, uninjured
was unhurt after the fall

Examples of unhurt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Detectives removed the woman, who was unhurt, from the Kia, then extricated McCourry and began performing CPR on him. Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023 All individuals involved in the incident -- including police officers and firefighters -- were accounted for and appeared to be unhurt, the release states. Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2023 On May 21, the couple was found unhurt in a cemetery in North Charleston, South Carolina. USA TODAY, 16 July 2023 Héctor Abad, a writer from Medellín, was unhurt, as was Catalina Gómez Ángel, a longtime war correspondent who now spends much of her time in Ukraine. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023 Senator Abdur Rasheed and former lawmaker Maulana Jamaluddin were also on the stage but escaped unhurt. Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023 Sullivan, who advises Biden on a broad array of pressing security issues including the war in Ukraine, was unhurt. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023 Townes eventually found his children, safe and unhurt. Juliet Linderman, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023 He was quickly helped to his feet and appeared to be unhurt. Stefan Becket, CBS News, 1 June 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unhurt was in the 13th century

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“Unhurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhurt. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.

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