unopened
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It says unopened sunscreen stored correctly typically lasts around 30 months.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
Any unopened cans should be returned or thrown away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 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
She should be making for the corner of the kitchen where a little trapdoor opens into a cellar full of dust and mouse-chewed rugs and ancient trunks long unopened.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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