unspoken

Example Sentences

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The ensemble feels like a real, fractured unit that shares unspoken arrangements and lifelong knowledge of one another that doesn’t need to be verbalized to be understood.

From Salon

The overwhelming unwillingness to attack or even criticize Mr. Trump reflected an unspoken fear among many of his rivals that Republican voters will punish any candidate who seems to be capitalizing on his legal problems.

From New York Times

Hovering above Chung’s adolescence was another unspoken but very real anxiety: the threat her parents’ financial insecurity and sporadic insurance coverage posed to their fragile health.

From New York Times

You might think this one isn’t so much an unspoken rule if everyone seems to know it exists, but it’s I-5, not The 5, as hundreds of readers explained.

From Seattle Times

The celebrity trial is shining a spotlight on the unspoken rules that govern behavior on the slopes.

From Washington Times