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 Rice was unhurt, has cooperated with police and has apologized. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024 The living, unhurt Beecher residents were slowly beginning to realize what had happened. Jerome Hansen, Jack Schermerhorn, Ralph Nelson and Ken McCormick, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024 One was unhurt and the other was treated at University of Maryland Medical Center and has been discharged, according to CBS Baltimore. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2024 The Waymo passenger was unhurt, and the cyclist left the scene on their own. Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024 Two others hit by sliding snow were pulled out unhurt. Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 11 Jan. 2024 Two other people were caught in the avalanche but appeared unhurt. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024 In addition to the seven deaths, three people were injured in the fire, but more than 50 others managed to escape unhurt. Carlotta Gall Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024 Montgomery, bruised but otherwise unhurt, was in seat 27A, 10 rows back from one area where the plane broke. Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023

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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 20 Apr. 2024.

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