How to Use unopened in a Sentence

unopened

adjective

• The safe had sat unopened for 18 years.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
• Canned jam will keep unopened in a cool pantry for about 1 year.
  — Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
• There is no threat from texts left unopened or ignored on your phone.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
• The man made off with shopping carts filled with new, unopened toys.
  — Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 22 Dec. 2022
• Atop the case are decades-old, unopened beer cans from the region.
  — Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2018
• Keep unopened maple syrup in a cool, dry spot, out of direct light.
  — Becky Krystal, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Plus, unopened jars of nut butter will last a long time in the pantry.
  — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
• At one point last year, the pile up of unopened mail had to be kept in trailers.
  — Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
• All that was in there was crusty unopened ear plugs from Sweden.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
• How long unopened bottles of wine last depends on the type of wine.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
• The unopened note was passed to a florist, who prepared a box of balloons.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• The state already lets bars and restaurants sell unopened beer and wine to go.
  — Emma Dale, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2020
• An unopened tin of caviar can be stored in the fridge for 10 days to 2 weeks.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 July 2021
• Remove the lid and discard any unopened clams.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
• Lawlor found a blue tarp and two unopened bags of lime inside the pit, the warrant said.
  — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2020
• The living room was full of unopened boxes.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
• An unopened jar of any type of peanut butter will last 6 to 9 months in your pantry.
  — Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
• Meanwhile, the ring sat unopened in a drawer.
  — Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
• Gift boxes sit unopened at the foot of a tree adorned with ornaments and lights.
  — Desiree Stennett, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Dec. 2021
• For years, the unopened safe sat on a dusty shelf in a Derry library.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Aug. 2019
• Use scissors to cut back an inch or two down from the unopened bud — utting right above a set of leaves.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 27 June 2019
• There were very few unopened bottles in the area where Skull was attacked.
  — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
• But an unopened copy of a rare version of the game recently sold for a lot, lot more.
  — Julie Muncy, Wired, 25 Nov. 2020
• Hard candy can last up to a year and unopened packages of candy corn can last nine months.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 8 July 2022
• Joey leaned down to one, pointing out the clusters of unopened flower buds at the tips.
  — Jonathan Kauffman, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2022
• Most of the eggs were filled with candy, but a handful were packed with unopened condoms.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 17 Apr. 2022
• If left unopened for a fair amount of time, oats may last up to 2 years, Shasteen says.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
• This could be keys, bags, glasses, hats, shoes, unopened mail, school books, your travel mug, and more.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
• Discard any unopened clams or mussels.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
• If any remain unopened, discard them.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025