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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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Any unused bonus will expire after seven days. 21+ and present in participating states.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Cards will be loaded with $22 per day, and any unused amount will be forfeited at the end of the day with no rollover.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Disconnecting unused devices from your Wi-Fi should boost speeds to your others.
—David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Notably, lawmakers also agreed at the last minute to spend $14 million in federal child care funds that had been allocated to Idaho but remained unused.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Cards will be loaded with $22 per day, and any unused amount will be forfeited at the end of the day with no rollover.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Disconnecting unused devices from your Wi-Fi should boost speeds to your others.
—David Brinkerhoff, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Notably, lawmakers also agreed at the last minute to spend $14 million in federal child care funds that had been allocated to Idaho but remained unused.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 17 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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