unspent

Example Sentences

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A year on, much of the planned $584 billion infrastructure plan remains unspent, locked behind bureaucratic bottlenecks set up to guard against excessive spending in the notoriously frugal country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

In his playing days, the only risk Moody seemed to be concerned with was that some ounce of effort would be left unspent in pursuit of victory.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Veron said so far the EU has used the European budget and in particular unspent sums to provide guarantees that the debt will be repaid.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

If the project is not completed, those annual payments stop, he said, adding that state regulations don’t allow Edison to issue refunds for most unspent funds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

But by Wednesday when the greengrocer came he often had to ask for it back, and she always had it, unspent and waiting.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom