unused

Example Sentences

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He remained an unused substitute in the next round - when it again went to penalties - and the Dutch went out with Jasper Cillessen not saving any kicks.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Under either scenario, including a resignation, he’d be entitled to receive compensation for unused vacation days.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

And his simple Quaker-like garb, which contrasts with Houdon’s use of classical references in other portraits, is rendered meticulously, down to the threads of the unused buttonholes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I had become ... so unused to the sports and games of boys, that I knew I was awkward and inexperienced in the commonest things belonging to them.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz