unread
Example Sentences
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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
Mackesy describes how during lockdown he received "terrifying numbers of emails" through his website, remembering one occasion when his phone said that he had 86,000 unread emails.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
No rehearsal or director, just the actor and the terror of an unread script.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
There was a time when I would treat it like a social media app, clicking the mail icon on my phone, hoping for the excitement of an unread email.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2024
I stare at the email, bold and unread in my inbox.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
