unread

Example Sentences

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While editing helps with emails I do send, a bigger challenge remains: the 16,685 unread messages in my inbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 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

The fliers that come through the mail slot accumulate but go unread.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

The latest messages I’ve sent to his phone are still marked "unread".

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

This is where the library’s new arrivals are put on display, the freshly laminated hardcovers facing out; they stand tall on their top shelves, their pages crisp and unread, their bindings flexible yet strong.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day