unpaid

Example Sentences

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Otherwise, you could end up chasing unpaid bills.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

This unpaid work is essential to families, communities and our economy — yet our retirement system still too often treats it like a personal detour instead of a shared reality.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Richard Jones, from Townhill, Swansea, was given a 20-month sentence, suspended for two years, along with 250 hours of unpaid work and an electronically-monitored curfew.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A spokesman for USAA, whose unpaid claims ticked up to 51% from 49% a decade ago, said the Journal’s analysis was misleading because it lacks important context around why claims may be closed without payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

She’d never felt sorry for a Titan before, but it didn’t seem right taking a brainwashed immortal and turning him into an unpaid janitor.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan