unwritten

Example Sentences

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Unwritten rules govern all kinds of white-collar offices, but nowhere do they carry more weight than on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She says she met Team GB canoeist Kimberley Woods who told her she listened to Unwritten before bagging a bronze medal.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

Unwritten rules still govern much of life in the villages.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

Unwritten flourishes — a crescendo here, some rubato there — add to the impetuous atmosphere.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Boy as he was, he began to write them down, under the title of "The Unwritten History of the War in New Jersey."

From Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money by Parton, James