unhandled
AmericanEtymology
Origin of unhandled
Example Sentences
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Like the other objects evoked, the toys have solidity, but, by emphasising their unhandled coldness, the poet flips them into mystery.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2013
But George's argument was that when you see Clinton unhandled and unproduced, people like him.
From Time Magazine Archive
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To signal his own decency, Bradley makes a show of presenting himself honestly, unhandled by handlers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Sons of the sheltered city— Unmade, unhandled, unmeet— Ye pushed them raw to the battle As ye picked them raw from the street.
From Average Americans by Theodore Roosevelt
May his life be long, And, like a summer with a brilliant close, As full of music as a perfect song, As radiant as a rich, unhandled rose.
From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Henry Kendall
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