Definitions

unto

[uhn-too, uhn-tuh] / ˈʌn tu, ˈʌn tə /

PREPOSITION

Synonyms

WEAK

against beside next to till toward until up to

Example Sentences

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After all, political theater was the ultimate unscripted spectacle before reality TV became a genre unto itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The case would force the tech giants to take "accountability", she said, adding that she thought "these companies are a law unto their own".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

“The Nation may be sick unto speedy death & past help,” he wrote as the proclamation went into effect in January 1863, “but if so, it’s last great Act is one of Repentance & Restitution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

They render unto Caesar what is his—but no more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Wherefore I beseech thee, Sir Lancelot, to return again unto this realm and see my tomb, and pray some prayer more or less for my soul.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White