unsell
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unsell
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 Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
Concerns grew louder on the eve of the tournament, as thousands of tickets for the U.S. national team’s opening game remained unsold and a referee from Somalia was denied entry over vetting concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"Seven-and-a-half hours of selling non-stop and we only had one item that was unsold, which is quite a good record," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The number of years that private-equity firms are expected to take to clear their backlog of unsold portfolio companies at the current pace, according to a new analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
To be fair, investors, from the smallest retail plungers to the biggest institutions, commonly “mark to market” their unsold stock and bond holdings, counting them as part of their net worth at their current prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
At night they’d help Tommy haul any unsold tobacco down to the basement, where he’d turn the leaves into a bed for the children.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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