unused

Example Sentences

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The program progressively lowers the amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed in the state, and lets emitters buy and sell unused pollution credits, or allowances.

From Los Angeles Times

“For decades, we’ve built the grid to meet peak demand, even though large portions of it sit unused for most hours of the year,” Utilize Executive Director Ian Magruder said in a statement.

From MarketWatch

It didn’t work: By early this year many sections of the bridge were littered with locks and other rubbish, including unused tampons, a foot influencer’s single sock and a pill bottle with a Hungarian label.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hennessey, who has played centre and wing for Bath, is in his second campaign with Wales after being an unused member of the squad in November 2025.

From BBC

In any event, he has only been involved once since getting sent off in the FA Cup third-round defeat by Brighton on 11 January, when he was an unused substitute against Fulham last month.

From BBC