Examples of unwon in a Sentence
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The day before his company was taken to court, Trump appeared in Texas, spinning lies about his unbuilt border wall and his unwon Presidential campaign.
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 July 2021
That leaves several generations of veterans wrestling with the ambiguous aftermath of wars unwon.
—Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2021
Hill joins many in Seattle’s black community celebrating Juneteenth as a time for rejoicing freedom’s triumph, while contemplating struggles still unwon.
—Marcus Harrison Green, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2019
The political class right and left, Dem and Rep, had to fail, and did, spectacularly, with the 2008 crash and two unwon wars.
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2018
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 July 2021
That leaves several generations of veterans wrestling with the ambiguous aftermath of wars unwon.
—Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2021
Hill joins many in Seattle’s black community celebrating Juneteenth as a time for rejoicing freedom’s triumph, while contemplating struggles still unwon.
—Marcus Harrison Green, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2019
The political class right and left, Dem and Rep, had to fail, and did, spectacularly, with the 2008 crash and two unwon wars.
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1593, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near unwon
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“Unwon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwon. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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