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
Those sponsored leaflets and postcard mailers that end up as makeshift coasters, mosquito swatters or unread refuse that goes straight from the mailbox into the blue recycle bin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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
She deleted his voice messages unheard and his e-mails unread, and she felt herself sinking, sinking quickly, and unable to pull herself up.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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