unopened
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Or a can of worms best left unopened?
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Simply put: When putting together your dinner party menu, don’t consult that one unopened cookbook that’s been collecting dust on your coffee table.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
He’d been rooting around dusty barns at an agricultural estate sale and found pristine packs of Chiclets and Life Savers inside a sealed Mason jar, including one unopened Choc-O-Mint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
And that unopened brick of air-dry clay that’s taunting you?
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
The contents of his kitchen—canned goods, six-packs of Dr Pepper, unopened bags of Lay’s—sat in boxes next to the front door.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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