as in unharmed
not hurt, harmed, or damaged
She escaped from the wreckage unscathed. The administration was left relatively unscathed by the scandal.
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Recent Examples of unscathed
He was not involved in the latest research but has studied trends in insect extinction, noting that many insect genera have survived mass extinctions unscathed.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
But that doesn't mean a child will survive unscathed.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
No team faces the league’s best on a week-to-week basis and emerges unscathed.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
As the night wanes and the truth behind Cal’s act and Horn’s past comes to light, the conflict spills out into the sunshine, leaving none of the characters unscathed.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
But that doesn't mean a child will survive unscathed.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
No team faces the league’s best on a week-to-week basis and emerges unscathed.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
As the night wanes and the truth behind Cal’s act and Horn’s past comes to light, the conflict spills out into the sunshine, leaving none of the characters unscathed.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unscathed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscathed
unharmed
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The women who lived there had left for their safety the night before and were unharmed.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The staff were physically unharmed and the suspect did not brandish any weapons, WFTV added, citing a police report.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Unscathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscathed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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