unattained
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Their bedroom may be cluttered with all manner of diversion and playthings, but what they really want is that shiny, as-yet unattained object — Rick Caruso! — beckoning from behind glass.
From Los Angeles Times
Just another number, sure, but a very large one, previously unattained.
From Los Angeles Times
Beard is in his first season with the Longhorns after taking Texas Tech to previously unattained heights.
From Seattle Times
With legal justice unattained, Lincoln and his military buddies storm the station where Randall works to hold a mock trial at gunpoint.
From Los Angeles Times
They are likely to push each other — and the rest of the men’s field — to heights previously unattained.
From Seattle Times
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