not told
Example Sentences
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The jury was not told why they had not been charged.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Had Fletcher not told one of the officers at the jail that he had come to the protest with bail money already on hand?
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she is "extremely concerned" ministers were not told sooner about issues raised in the vetting process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
“Not only was I not told, no minister was told and I’m absolutely furious about it,” Starmer told reporters on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Now, I think I am correct in saying that you have not told anybody that you know what the prophecy said?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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