return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
unreturned
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a word derived from
return.
Example Sentences
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Calls and emails to the company have so far gone unreturned.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Toner-Rodgers didn’t return multiple calls and messages, and messages to his family members also went unreturned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., shared with reporters Wednesday that his calls to Musk have gone unanswered and unreturned.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
Allegations against Valdovinos Ramirez included moral turpitude for misappropriation, misrepresentation, bounced checks, with additional charges for unreturned fees and not updating one client on important case events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024
The special nook on the second floor beneath the fairy orb, all my unreturned library books scattered across the floor.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
