Example Sentences

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The higher unsprung mass also makes the ride quality a bit more tympanic than otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He purchased traps at the garden centre, but they would often remain unsprung or – worse – sprung and empty.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2017

Though he sold all he could make, Moulton found that he could not build it economically, while Raleigh countered with the launch of a copycat design, which, though heavy and unsprung, attacked Moulton sales.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2012

That surprise remained unsprung last week when the Curtis will was filed.

From Time Magazine Archive

It will not be long before he—your young dog—understands what is required of him, if he has been practised—as recommended in 187—not to "down charge" when pointing unsprung birds.

From The Dog by Dinks