unexpressed

Example Sentences

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But all these things left unexpressed, Nora has no idea just how well she and her father know each other, even without words.

From Salon

Howard Baker spoke too long, and the Republicans’ Senate leader, Everett Dirksen of Illinois, who was Baker’s father-in-law, congratulated him, but added: “Howard, occasionally you might enjoy the luxury of an unexpressed thought.”

From Washington Post

“Inanimate objects express the unexpressed animate emotions,” she said.

From Washington Post

“Things that hide are more dangerous and scary,” she tells David, referring ostensibly to a snake they see by a stream, but really addressing the poison that comes from unexpressed feelings.

From Los Angeles Times

Her less obvious talent was for teasing out the unexpressed feeling behind all those words: Again and again she found the resonance in what her characters weren’t saying, in what they were trying to hide.

From Los Angeles Times