unread
Example Sentences
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We've all been there: putting off certain tasks then being left with essays up to the wire, loads of messages unread and that bedroom sort-out that just never happens.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
And that might have been where this all ended—an unread message sinking to the bottom of my inbox—if not for an email LabCorp sent three weeks later.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
How many unread text messages do you have?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
On a desk in Vancouver, Barry Voight’s report predicting a landslide followed by an enormous eruption sat, unread.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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