Definition of unsaid
: not said; especially : not spoken aloud
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Examples of unsaid in a Sentence
I think that some things are better left unsaid.
Recent Examples of unsaid from the Web
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Dean hasn't reached out, and he hasn't been reached out to, so there's just a lot of unsaid, unhealthy stuff going on.
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But the true impact of that long separation was left unsaid.
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Yet the girls of 5H sell their tale of unsaid infatuation with dedicated melismas and gooey production. --
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At the same time, this can’t be left unsaid: Hayward badly botched the announcement of his decision, completely undermining his clear desire to part with Jazz fans on good terms.
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The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid by Will Bardenwerper; Scribner, 248 pp.;
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But what was left unsaid -- at least publicly -- was the house's historical and heritage value.
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This excerpt is from The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid, by Will Bardenwerper.
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The second reason for concern Friedman leaves unsaid: China's rulers hope to use the trove of data its tech firms are collecting to tighten the grip of an already authoritarian state.
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First Known Use of unsaid
before 12th century
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: thought but not spoken out loud or discussed
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