assured
adjective
unassured
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a word derived from
assured.
Example Sentences
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The passing mention of “civil war” is I believe an unnamed reference to the 1786 Shays’ rebellion which reminds us even from Justice Story’s 1837 vantage that our nation’s continued existence has often been unassured.
From Forbes ● May 12, 2015
Lady Eveline approached his bedside with unassured steps, fearing she knew not what, yet earnest to testify the interest she felt in the distresses of the sufferer.
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
When I said I would try she looked distressfully unassured and I added "I'll do whatever risks no life but mine."
From The Cavalier by George Washington Cable
It was like the traveler unaccustomed to fatigue and change, forced to commence a journey, unassured of his way, and ignorant of his destination.
From Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is by Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman
An hour passed, and still she sat unassured, restless of thought and conscious only that an encroaching darkness had obscured a vista on which her eyes had loved to dwell.
From Eden An Episode by Edgar Saltus
