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: not habituated : unaccustomed
unused to crowds
Examples of unused in a Sentence
The library has been unused for 10 years.
I have four days of unused vacation time left.
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There is generally less correlation between spending and winning in any single year or over long periods of time, as spending tends to even out (and teams roll unused cap room into future years).
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead, the taxpayer can deduct $1,200,000 that year and carry forward the unused portion for up to 5 years.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Invisible pollutants unleashed To simulate real-world conditions, the researchers placed unused masks in beakers of ultra-pure water and left them at room temperature for 24 hours.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
After that time period is over, any unused bets will expire.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead, the taxpayer can deduct $1,200,000 that year and carry forward the unused portion for up to 5 years.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Invisible pollutants unleashed To simulate real-world conditions, the researchers placed unused masks in beakers of ultra-pure water and left them at room temperature for 24 hours.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
After that time period is over, any unused bets will expire.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unused
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unused. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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