unconsummated

Example Sentences

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But still: In Musk’s attitude toward Britain, or at least toward his notion of “England,” we see all the signs of unconsummated romance.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Internet forums and Twitter are both rife today with cries of wasted time, unconsummated hype, and feeling intensely betrayed.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2021

I was taken to see Octopussy in the summer of 1983 and that was it: an unconsummated love affair that continues to this day, despite Roger’s passing almost three years ago.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

It’s the first of many cages Giacometti would design, and its abstract prisoners are trapped in an endlessly unconsummated dance, not unlike the sequestered bride and bachelors in Marcel Duchamp’s “The Large Glass.”

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2018

They came waking and crowding to fill out the measure of his unconsummated passion, and they had all one face and one likeness.

From The Lovely Lady by Grant, Gordon