unapplied

Example Sentences

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It's in the pure or unapplied kind of realm of the sciences that is just exploratory.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025

Largely ignored, as a result, is the daring and unapplied "basic" research on which such teams as A.T.&T.'s Bell Laboratories thrive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Adj. not used &c. v.; unemployed, unapplied, undisposed of, unspent, unexercised, untouched, untrodden, unessayed†, ungathered†, unculled; uncalled for, not required. disused &c. v.; done with.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Would you give up the contest leaving any available means unapplied?

From The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln by Nicolay, Helen

Our new pastor had preached a sermon on that unapplied passage of Scripture, Luke xiv: 12-14.

From Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. by Abbott, Lyman