unsay
Example Sentences
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But as soon as I said it, I couldn't unsay it.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2023
I know that I cannot unsay those words, but please accept my sincerest apologies.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2019
Yet he can’t unsay what was said on the audio tape.
From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2018
And then they unsay it, and they keep unsaying it, breaking their own rules over and over again.
From The Guardian • May 13, 2017
Lissa backed away from us, her hand covering her mouth, as if she wanted to unsay what she’d just said.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
