unspent

Example Sentences

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Mejia has been critical of the city’s spending on homelessness, citing an instance in which half the money budgeted to address the issue went unspent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The HBF said the sums that remain unspent raised "increasing concerns about inefficiencies in spending and delivery".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Veron said so far the EU has used the European budget and in particular unspent sums to provide guarantees that the debt will be repaid.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner found $170 million in unspent funds, while Iowa’s Roby Smith delivered a record $469 million return on investments that help fund state services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

My body was thrumming with anxious unspent energy, and I could hear Chubs muttering to himself, as if trying to work through the night’s events.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken