unspoken

Example Sentences

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The ensemble feels like a real, fractured unit that shares unspoken arrangements and lifelong knowledge of one another that doesn’t need to be verbalized to be understood.

From Salon

In “Saving Grace,” Plant is still learning the band’s unspoken musical language.

From Los Angeles Times

Marina Freixa always knew there was something dark and unspoken about her family.

From BBC

"It's an unspoken rule, but it's what we are adhering to for the first time: there will be no active acoustic program on board the ship, no sonar" while in Russian waters, he explained.

From Barron's

Observers often point to a kind of unspoken bargain: the Chinese public will tolerate the relative lack of political freedom and continued one-party rule as long as the state delivers economic benefits.

From BBC