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Left unsaid was who Trump felt was the best-looking president.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026 The schedule for the launch of the next Starliner mission—now a cargo flight designated Starliner-1—was left unsaid.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026 Even if the tone and topics sound similar to his past routines, what’s said and unsaid speaks to what’s changed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026 How far Angela and Joe, and Wilde’s film, are willing to go is better left unsaid.—ABC News,
24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsaid
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of unsaid was
before the 12th century