unshaken

adjective

un·​shak·​en ˌən-ˈshā-kən How to pronounce unshaken (audio)
: not weakened or shaken : firm, fixed
… saw a flock around him whose faith in him was still unshakenGeorge Eliot

Examples of unshaken in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After all these years, her prestige remains unshaken. Jaelani Turner-Williams, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024 Even after that, her resolve to stand by him was unshaken. Clare Sebastian, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024 Despite facing setbacks, her resolve remains unshaken, reflecting a broader movement toward recognizing cannabis not just as a matter of personal freedom but as a critical issue of public health and social justice. Javier Hasse, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Valdes-Scantling said that was just another instance of him remaining unshaken. Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024 After parting ways with OpenAI, my optimism remains unshaken. Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023 Floyd Dominy turned ninety in 2000, his faith in the transformative power of engineering unshaken, his dreams of greening the desert still vital and alive. Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023 But the signal — to Russian elites and to the world — was viewed by many analysts as blazingly clear in the field outside Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to show his rule remains unshaken, and no challenge will go unpunished. NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023 Blinken, making his fourth trip to Kyiv since the invasion, stated repeatedly that American backing was unshaken. Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unshaken was in 1548

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“Unshaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshaken. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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