unspoken

Example Sentences

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The importance of bilingualism is so high that there is an unspoken rule mandating that any Canadian leader running for prime minister speak both official languages, Larocque added.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a kind of like an unspoken language you guys probably have in terms of comedy, which is super important, I imagine, just for collaborating.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

An air of tension hovered over us like an unspoken truth, which was inevitable after spending so much time together in one confined space after another.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"It's also a film about the transmission of generational trauma across three generations in a family, and how taboos, unspoken things and secrets travel."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

His shoulder pressed against mine and I leaned into it a little in some kind of unspoken solidarity.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin