unpronounced

Example Sentences

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The lawlessness of pop was fun and unpronounced.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2015

Later Sumerian cuneiform did become capable of rendering prose, but it did so by the messy system that I’ve already described, with mixtures of logograms, phonetic signs, and unpronounced determinatives totaling hundreds of separate signs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The actions concerned in the rendering of a monologue are those associated with the every-day intercourse of men in conversation, and are often so delicate and unpronounced that an auditor will hardly notice them.

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)

Cabbages and cradles for ever was the unpronounced cry of triumph with which he buoyed up his courage.

From Ayala's Angel by Trollope, Anthony

The piers are very massive and semicircular in plan; the foliage at their heads underneath the vaulting is so delicate and unpronounced that it scarcely counts as capitals.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.