unspoken
Example Sentences
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It was one of those unspoken rules that Mom was always talking about—those things that people are supposed to know without having to be told.
From Literature
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Her lips moved, and her small face, with its badly cut fringe, was vivid with unspoken thought.
From Literature
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He says there are the official rules, then there are further unspoken rules: "It's really difficult to know what the boundaries are, they are forever shifting."
From BBC
It’s an unspoken rule that you don’t talk about what happens during your rite.
From Literature
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Akira thought again about the unspoken connection she and Dodger shared.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.