unwritten
adjective
un·writ·ten
ˌən-ˈri-tᵊn 
1
: not expressed in writing : oral, traditional
an unwritten rule
2
: containing no writing : blank
Examples of unwritten in a Sentence
They had an unwritten agreement.
an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
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An unwritten future From the onset, Dispatch has had to walk a fine line between telling a cohesive, engaging story and affording its audience the agency to determine where its various threads will go.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
During the first months of Moscow’s full scale invasion, there was an unwritten understanding among Ukraine’s journalists and civil society that corruption investigations were not a priority.
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Even an enduring and iconic cookbook can have unwritten chapters.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
During the first months of Moscow’s full scale invasion, there was an unwritten understanding among Ukraine’s journalists and civil society that corruption investigations were not a priority.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
Even an enduring and iconic cookbook can have unwritten chapters.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
On the other side, Baker thinks a lot of unwritten rules and conventions that protected democracy have been tossed aside.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Unwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwritten. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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unwritten
adjective
un·writ·ten
ˌən-ˈrit-ᵊn
ˈən-
1
: not put in writing : oral, traditional
an unwritten law
2
: containing no writing : blank
unwritten pages
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