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Left unsaid was that the former group, which included Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings, could be unpredictable and a challenge to coaches and teammates alike.—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026 Answer too quickly and risk revealing biases best left unsaid, these neighborhood guardians are perhaps too slow to learn.—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026 Sometimes things are brushed off, avoided or simply left unsaid.—Mark Travers, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026 The motivation, left unsaid, is two-fold.—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsaid
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of unsaid was
before the 12th century