untaken

Example Sentences

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The future is unknowable and so is the path untaken.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Like “Tracks II” as a whole, “Twilight Hours” is about the road untaken, and it sounds both haunted and enriched by possibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

He was awarded £13,691 in respect of unpaid wages, £2,692 for accrued but untaken holiday and £4,331 for a further work agreement.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

I don’t think you’re far from where you want to be — but the last step is big and as yet untaken.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2022

The desk to my left remained untaken, but with Lucy in front of me and Frieda at my right, I breathed easily.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia