unwritten

Example Sentences

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"There seems to have been an unwritten convention that if victims meekly surrendered their valuables, they deserved at least a small favor," he says.

From Science Daily • May 7, 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

Finding what’s unwritten, tricks of the trade, and the view of the constantly changing competitive landscape will create new winners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

It might also help to ask your colleagues if there is an unwritten dress code.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

And few places in the country were as chaotic as Osage County, where the unwritten codes of the West, the traditions that bound communities, had unraveled.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann