unmentionables
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The source of the stench was the canal itself, a stretch of sewage, chemicals and other unmentionables in “green water that hissed and bubbled like a witch’s cauldron.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Another four years on, Root was in hospital again, this time after taking blows to the unmentionables in the day-night Test in Adelaide.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
An essential place of unmentionables — in a lot of ways, its purpose is clear, unchanged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
I had put it down flat on a gnarled tree root while I fished out a plastic bag with which to manage my dog’s unmentionables.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2020
I insisted we learn more, but she said I should stop bringing up unmentionables.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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