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unsell

American  
[uhn-sel] / ʌnˈsɛl /

verb (used with object)

unsold, unselling
  1. to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something.

    He tried to unsell the public on its faith in rearmament.


Etymology

Origin of unsell

First recorded in 1925–30; un- 2 + sell 1


Example Sentences

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Brokers unsell themselves The demands that honesty places on stockbrokers can be excruciating.

From Time Magazine Archive

Westerners are beginning to unsell their own states.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had come, too, to sell Manuel Roxas, and unsell the notion, widely propagated by U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Even if I can't always convince him," said one, "I feel good knowing that others won't be able to unsell him on the things he's sold on."

From Time Magazine Archive

Yuban wastes no valuable space in unselling coffee.

From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Hyroad Energy, a Texas-based company, bought Nikola’s intellectual property and fleet of over 100 unsold hydrogen Tre trucks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

It added that the food incident was isolated and re-labelling unsold food was not company policy, but it did not comment on the rats claim.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Outside, the new-car lot has rows of unsold vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Price of the smart glasses being introduced by Snap this month, nearly a decade after its Spectacles started piling up unsold in warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

It whips around full of white construction sand, the sand that covers the streets and the unsold lots.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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