unrequited

Example Sentences

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This is something far more daffy and useless: The brouhaha over unrequited affections between Seattle Mariners at the World Baseball Classic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

But Garland quickly returns when Platt pairs two songs that grapple in different ways with the situation of unrequited love.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Avril Lavigne lends her soaring vocals to the unrequited love song “You Broke Me Too.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

The 24-year-old, who is a counter-tenor at the Vienna State Opera, took the title with the song Wasted Love, an tempestuous electro-ballad about unrequited love.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

“Is it just me, or does this sound like an unfortunate case of unrequited love?”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day