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In fact, there is little that Obama has left unsaid about Trump in the past fifteen years.—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 The film spotlights Hathaway’s ability to articulate the unsaid and to convey what her character does and does not realize about herself.—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026 Left unsaid was that the former group, which included Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings, could be unpredictable and a challenge to coaches and teammates alike.—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026 Answer too quickly and risk revealing biases best left unsaid, these neighborhood guardians are perhaps too slow to learn.—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsaid
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of unsaid was
before the 12th century