unread
Example Sentences
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“All I want to do is make a whole pot of coffee, get the paper and a big stack of unread comic books, and sit on the porch.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
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
Mackesy describes how during lockdown he received "terrifying numbers of emails" through his website, remembering one occasion when his phone said that he had 86,000 unread emails.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
There was a time when I would treat it like a social media app, clicking the mail icon on my phone, hoping for the excitement of an unread email.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2024
I put on my coat and stick the remaining unread pages of Alex’s rolled-up manuscript in my pocket.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
