unsealed

[ uhn-seeld ]

adjective

1. not sealed; not stamped or marked with a seal:

   unsealed cargo.

2. not shut or closed with or as if with a seal:

   an unsealed letter; an unsealed crate.

3. not verified, certain, or confirmed:

   His fate was still unsealed.

unsealed

/ ʌnˈsiːld /

adjective

1. not sealed
2. (of a road) surfaced with road metal not bound by bitumen or other sealant

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsealed¹

1350–1400; Middle English unseled; un- ¹, seal ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Scherer cautioned me against that, saying that it might disrupt the delicate balance of a Hot Pocket, and that the new ingredients may seep out of the unsealed hole.

From Popular-Science

George’s police reveal systemic problems, unsealed report asserts Federal judge orders freeze on police promotions system in Prince George’s after lawsuit alleges bias

From Washington Post

We in the movement felt incredibly validated by the New York Times piece that published on Tuesday because those unsealed court documents proved that she had been fighting the whole time and that she was being silenced.

From Time

George’s police reveal systemic problems, unsealed report asserts Once jailed, these women now hold courts accountable — with help from students, retirees and Fiona Apple

From Washington Post

The unsealed records were first reported by the Daily Beast.

From Washington Post

When the transcripts were unsealed in court, it became apparent that the affair with secretary was just one of many liaisons.

From The Daily Beast

The allegations unsealed in the federal indictment are eye-popping.

From The Daily Beast

By 2003, two former Pentagon officials had unsealed an indictment against Taylor.

From The Daily Beast

L.A. County has just unsealed over 1,000 pages of grand jury transcripts from the indictment in the Grim Sleep serial-killer case.

From The Daily Beast

But according to an indictment unsealed on Monday, the horror story may finally be over.

From The Daily Beast

The letter remained an entire week upon the table without being unsealed.

From Project Gutenberg

I mounted the only unsealed Gnomon and shouted down into its cavernous depths.

From Project Gutenberg

It is written in social form and placed in an unsealed envelope addressed to the person to whom the introduction is made.

From Project Gutenberg

And after waiting a while he unsealed his vessel again, and seeing dry land enough he got out.

From Project Gutenberg

The cellophane came unsealed with surprising ease: so did the revenue stamp.

From Project Gutenberg

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