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: not habituated : unaccustomed
unused to crowds
Examples of unused in a Sentence
The library has been unused for 10 years.
I have four days of unused vacation time left.
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This includes physical assets like IT hardware, networking equipment and office infrastructure, but also intangible assets like intellectual property, unused software licenses, real estate and even entire business units that no longer align with the company’s strategic goals.
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Albert Golukhov, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
But other times, windows would be rearranged seemingly at random, with unused space and weird gaps that require you to fuss around and move all your windows around again.
—ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
The Federal Detention Center, previously unused for immigration detention, began housing hundreds of immigrants earlier this year.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Trash and unused equipment sat outside the restaurant, exposed to the elements.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
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Albert Golukhov, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
But other times, windows would be rearranged seemingly at random, with unused space and weird gaps that require you to fuss around and move all your windows around again.
—ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
The Federal Detention Center, previously unused for immigration detention, began housing hundreds of immigrants earlier this year.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Trash and unused equipment sat outside the restaurant, exposed to the elements.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unused
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unused. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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