unused
Example Sentences
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Gonzalez was an unused substitute at the weekend as Manchester City came from behind to defeat Bournemouth 2-1 in manager Enzo Maresca's first Premier League game in charge of the club.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Again, many of these facilities sit unused, but they remain a threat, as they are still owned by the federal government.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
He said the current build-out reminds him of the dot-com era of the late 1990s, when huge investments were made in building fiber optic networks that remained unused for 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In high school, Becerra convinced a classmate to hand over their unused application to Stanford University rather than throw it away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
And some of the university men, who were unused to such a hard life, were so demoralized by the events of the last months that they seemed ready to break down.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
