unseeded
adjective
\
Definition of unseeded
Examples of unseeded in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
There were many of the latter in her 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal victory on Tuesday over Camila Giorgi, an unseeded Italian with ample power of her own. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "A Calm Serena Williams Claims Her Spot in the Wimbledon Semifinals," 10 July 2018 Nadal is chasing a men's singles 17th Grand Slam title — only Roger Federer has more with 20 — and next faces the unseeded German Maximilian Marterer in their first career meeting. — Jerome Pugmire, chicagotribune.com, "Rafael Nadal easily beats Richard Gasquet to reach 4th round at French Open," 2 June 2018 At the Australian Open in January, a hip injury contributed to her lopsided quarterfinal loss to unseeded Elise Mertens. — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "Svitolina and Zverev Hope Tour Success Turns Into Grand Slam Wins," 20 May 2018 The other semifinal features world number one (and the tournament’s number one seed) Simona Halep up against the unseeded Naomi Osaka. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, "Tennis, Anyone? Your Cheat Sheet for Tonight’s Indian Wells Women’s Semifinals," 16 Mar. 2018 Williams’s draw here could have been worse: Pliskova is unseeded and has yet to win a French Open match. — New York Times, "Tennis Needs Serena Williams Back. But Does She Need to Be Seeded?," 28 May 2018 On Saturday, top seed Simona Halep, who won the French Open last month, lost to the unseeded Hsieh Su-wei. — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, "Novak Djokovic Beats Britain’s Kyle Edmund at Wimbledon," 7 July 2018 Halep had to recover from a sprained ankle sustained in the first round and then fend off three match points in the third round against the unseeded American Lauren Davis before prevailing, 4-6, 6-4, 15-13. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Simona Halep vs. Caroline Wozniacki: One Will Finally Win the Big One," 26 Jan. 2018 When Jelena Ostapenko won the 2017 French Open as an unseeded player, the tennis salon was split. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Five Thoughts From Four Women's Quarterfinals at Wimbledon," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unseeded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for unseeded
unseeded
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unseeded
See the full definition for unseeded in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on unseeded
What made you want to look up unseeded? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
-
- Which came first?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
-
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
Which word entered the English language first?
Take the quiz -
Slippery Words Quiz—Changing with the Times
Do you know these earlier meanings of words?
Take the quiz -
True or False?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
Take the quiz -
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!
Play the game
Share unseeded
Resources for unseeded