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The negations multiply swiftly, forming a rich pattern in reverse; spawned by an initial gesture of refusal, our unacted history outgrows the narrow compass of accomplished lives.

From The New Yorker • May 20, 2013

The work was not staged originally but sung, unacted, before painted scenery.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2011

NBC has an advantage, if it can be called that, in having more unacted shows than the other two networks: Real People, Speak Up America and Games People Play.

From Time Magazine Archive

I would no more depend on a benefit-night of an unacted play than I would on a benefit-ticket in an undrawn lottery.

From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by Saintsbury, George

As in his unacted play, The Lucky One, he gives evidence of a desire, not unfrequent in humourists, to be taken seriously.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 by Seaman, Owen, Sir