unwritten agreement
Example Sentences
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If Jobs felt Apple had an unwritten agreement with users to stay out of their lives and safeguard their information, Cook made privacy a centerpiece of his strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
For Monk-Payton, that expectation functions almost like an unwritten agreement between a show and its viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Human rights groups believe there is an unwritten agreement between the four neighbouring countries to allow each other's security forces to pursue dissidents over the border.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
That would dispense with an unwritten agreement for party leaders to step down after two terms.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
By an unwritten agreement, the roof belonged to the people who lived on the top floor as the yard belonged to the people who lived on the first floor.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
