unbid
- a variation of unbidden.
Example Sentences
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As a consequence it is common to chose a different suit: here, presumably, the diamond five, the unbid suit.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2012
Here, though, perhaps West was not sure if a one-no-trump overcall would have been taken as natural or as at least 5-5 in the unbid suits.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2011
After the opponents have bid a minor and a major, a takeout double usually indicates exactly four cards in the unbid major and four plus in the other minor.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2011
Meckstroth led a heart, the unbid suit, to defeat the contract.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2011
Go little book! the world is wide, There's room and verge enough for thee; For thou hast learned that only pride Lacketh fit opportunity, Which comes unbid to modesty.
From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by Lowell, James Russell
