unused

Example Sentences

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To top it off, LendingTree has found that most people are sitting on unused points.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Under pressure from Edison and the other companies, the rule was weakened to allow utilities to keep the unused lines in place until executives decided they were “permanently abandoned.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Prior Olympics hosts have also suffered consequences of building huge sports infrastructure that goes unused after the games conclude, creating more of a cost than a benefit to the region.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

From 13 February to 19 April, the decorated Brazil defender didn't see a single minute of league action, remaining an unused sub in seven successive games.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

There was admiration in his face, an expression it was patently unused to.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell