unrequited

Example Sentences

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This is something far more daffy and useless: The brouhaha over unrequited affections between Seattle Mariners at the World Baseball Classic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

If you feel feelings and it’s unrequited, it feels like an attack on you or makes you feel unwanted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

It's used to heart-wrenching effect on their debut album, singing of the physical ache of unrequited love, over delicately strummed guitars and brushed drums.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

I half-expected a frame-for-frame modern retelling of the story of two unrequited lovers, set against the backdrop of Mexico’s Revolutionary War.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

I wasn’t completely sure I wanted Sahil to know about my centuries-long unrequited crush on his brother.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon