unread
Example Sentences
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The alarm wakes you with a shock, the summer holiday is over and it's time to face that inbox full of unread emails.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Raden prefers to operate at “inbox zero,” but on Friday, she has 132 unread emails, which physically pains her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
I couldn’t read another page without knowing, and those unread pages were calling to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
While editing helps with emails I do send, a bigger challenge remains: the 16,685 unread messages in my inbox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
At first, I’d been glad that he’d changed his mind, but then again, it was also a constant reminder of Momma’s unread letters.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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