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unbridged

American  
[uhn-brijd] / ʌnˈbrɪdʒd /

adjective

  1. not spanned by or provided with a connecting bridge.

  2. (of a gap or divide between ideas, groups, etc.) not addressed or resolved, lacking continuity, cohesion, or reconciliation.


Example Sentences

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The shadow was long after all, the divide unbridged.

From Economist • Jun. 29, 2017

Henry traveled by horseback on obscure bridle-paths, unbridged water courses, hearing the ringing of the woodman’s axe, and lived in a humble log cabin wore homespun dress, a true pioneer, a settler of the frontier.

From Forbes • Jul. 30, 2014

But still the Hudson was unbridged, and still the North River Bridge Co. was more a prospectus than a performance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though the Communists could still cross their unbridged rivers by arranging makeshift spans of wicker boats at night, they were being forced more and more to avoid the roads.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are now few rivers of any importance upon frequented routes in Ceylon which are left unbridged, most of the structures being of stone and iron, and built after the best modern system.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray