unread
Example Sentences
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Those sponsored leaflets and postcard mailers that end up as makeshift coasters, mosquito swatters or unread refuse that goes straight from the mailbox into the blue recycle bin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
While editing helps with emails I do send, a bigger challenge remains: the 16,685 unread messages in my inbox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
There was a time when I would treat it like a social media app, clicking the mail icon on my phone, hoping for the excitement of an unread email.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2024
It's a movement that imagines itself to be intellectually heady, replete with allusions to ancient writers and philosophers that mostly go unread.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
But when I open it today, there are a lot of unread messages waiting for me.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
