1
: not sung
2
: not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse)
an unsung hero
Examples of unsung in a Sentence
the unsung men and women who keep the streets safe
He is one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.
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Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Morial said there are other ways to recognize unsung heroes instead of returning a base to a name that has long been associated with Confederate leaders.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
Fitted layering tanks Fitted tanks are the unsung heroes of a year-round travel wardrobe.
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Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Morial said there are other ways to recognize unsung heroes instead of returning a base to a name that has long been associated with Confederate leaders.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
Fitted layering tanks Fitted tanks are the unsung heroes of a year-round travel wardrobe.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 27 July 2025
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“Unsung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsung. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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unsung
adjective
un·sung
ˌən-ˈsəŋ 
ˈən-
1
: not sung
2
: not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse)
unsung heroes
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