the unknown
noun
: a place, situation, or thing that is not known about or understood
explorers venturing off into the unknown
: a situation that one is unfamiliar with
A fear of the unknown kept her from changing jobs.
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Remember that many gifts await you in the unknown and that economic uncertainty contains positive outcomes as well as negative ones.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Boston Police Department released images of the unknown male suspects.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead, embrace the unknown and unfamiliar—travel between towns and settlements is mostly by boats, planes, helicopters, kayaks, and dog sleds, as there are no roads outside urban areas.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
And so Xavier hops on a plane, uses the notes Cal left behind to open the bunker, and flies out into the unknown.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Boston Police Department released images of the unknown male suspects.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead, embrace the unknown and unfamiliar—travel between towns and settlements is mostly by boats, planes, helicopters, kayaks, and dog sleds, as there are no roads outside urban areas.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
And so Xavier hops on a plane, uses the notes Cal left behind to open the bunker, and flies out into the unknown.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the unknown
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“The unknown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unknown. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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