unwritten
Example Sentences
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The problem with unwritten rules, of course, is that some people have already been taught them.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Last month, Daniel Mummolo, an attorney with the Department of Justice, pushed back during a hearing on the motion, telling Frimpong that a warrantless arrest policy “does not exist either in written or unwritten form.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
While queuing is often not compulsory, it is often an "unwritten and unspoken" social contract, according to an expert in moral philosophy.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"It's all a bit unwritten because we've never had an AI agent break out of its sandbox and hack other people on the internet before," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
It was unwritten law in China, so my informant told me, that when one man saved another’s life he became responsible for that life to the end of its existence.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
