as in unknown
not widely known
an unsung hero of the Holocaust
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Recent Examples of unsung
Your partner, Priscilla Chavez Scott, is another unsung hero behind this documentary.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Who would have thought that robots could become the unsung heroes of heritage?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Thresholds is a co-production between Black Mountain Institute and Literary Hub
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Nicholson Baker sits down with Jordan to discuss writing about the unsung pleasures and details of the world—things like the way your mother cuts up a banana, or the advertisements in your favorite magazine.
—Thresholds
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
So this is an annual effort to recognize Central Florida’s unsung heroes — the people who don’t normally make headlines.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsung
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Who would have thought that robots could become the unsung heroes of heritage?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Thresholds is a co-production between Black Mountain Institute and Literary Hub
*
Nicholson Baker sits down with Jordan to discuss writing about the unsung pleasures and details of the world—things like the way your mother cuts up a banana, or the advertisements in your favorite magazine.
—Thresholds
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
So this is an annual effort to recognize Central Florida’s unsung heroes — the people who don’t normally make headlines.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsung
Adjective
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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The possibility of a third season is unknown, but the end of their current contract doesn’t rule out future seasons of the show or other projects from the couple.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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In order to produce so many shows, Marvel had to mine the depths of its archives which led to productions based on obscure characters that many fans didn't care about.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Provider tax The bill includes a rather obscure change that could cost the state millions of dollars and, in turn, a reduction in services.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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