unattained
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Just another number, sure, but a very large one, previously unattained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
Beard is in his first season with the Longhorns after taking Texas Tech to previously unattained heights.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
That’s from a time, long ago, when there were realistic goals that went unattained.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2019
Bangladesh's success in sanitation — something so far unattained by its wealthier neighbor to the south, India — came from a dogged campaign supported by 25 percent of the country's overall development budget.
From US News ● Jul. 16, 2016
She did not lose her hold upon the actual because she was striving after the unattained.
From A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder
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