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An unopen book was in his lap, and his dark, clever face was turned toward the single window the room possessed, as the heavy tread of Bill sounded on the veranda.

From The Law-Breakers by Cullum, Ridgwell

The earliest flowers are very large—when fully open quite 1½in. across—but they are more often seen in the unopen state, when they resemble a nutmeg in shape.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

There seemed to be a friendship between Elschild and the pressman; and Sheard, from some source evidently unopen to his fellow copy-hunters, obtained much curious information anent Séverac Bablon.

From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax

In using the term "persistence of force," I am aware that I am using a term which is not unopen to criticism.

From A Candid Examination of Theism by Romanes, George John

Fragments of torn paper and heaps of flowers littered the floor; and three unopen jewel-cases appeared to have been thrown into the empty fireplace.

From Little Novels by Collins, Wilkie