Example Sentences

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Just another number, sure, but a very large one, previously unattained.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

That’s from a time, long ago, when there were realistic goals that went unattained.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2019

Bangladesh’s success in sanitation — something so far unattained by its wealthier neighbor to the south, India — came from a dogged campaign supported by 25 percent of the country’s overall development budget.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2016

Bangladesh's success in sanitation — something so far unattained by its wealthier neighbor to the south, India — came from a dogged campaign supported by 25 percent of the country's overall development budget.

From US News • Jul. 16, 2016

This artless skill in rendering a fresh, unstudied transcript of her impressions—a power eagerly sought for, but very often unattained by men of letters—undoubtedly gave to these jottings in Her Majesty's Journal their special charm.

From Queen Victoria As I Knew Her by Martin, Sir Theodore