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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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Any unused losses can be carried forward indefinitely.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Toss clutter culprits like takeout containers, mismatched lids, and unused small appliances.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 14 Mar. 2026
The program progressively lowers the amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed in the state, and lets emitters buy and sell unused pollution credits, or allowances.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Toss clutter culprits like takeout containers, mismatched lids, and unused small appliances.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 14 Mar. 2026
The program progressively lowers the amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed in the state, and lets emitters buy and sell unused pollution credits, or allowances.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Unused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unused. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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