unwritten

Example Sentences

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It’s only fair for people to know how the game is played, she figures, but some bosses prefer unwritten rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a letter to critic George Jean Nathan, he described the conclusion as “merely the comma at the end of a gaudy introductory clause, with the body of the sentence still unwritten.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the Seven report, journalist Tom Wilson said cameraman Nick Carrigan was "well within his rights to be filming" and "respects the unwritten rules of not getting too close".

From BBC

The unwritten rules: the bigger, the louder, the splashier, the starrier, the better.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is a collective, unwritten understanding that what transpires within a team, stays in the team.

From BBC