unanswered
adjective
un·an·swered
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Definition of unanswered
1
: not answered
unanswered letters
2
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored 20 unanswered points in the last quarter
Examples of unanswered in a Sentence
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Norton notes that a previous request for information by the U.S. attorney's office has gone unanswered. — Emily Tillett, CBS News, "D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton wants more action on hate crimes in city," 4 Sep. 2019 Calls to the Enshi public security bureau Tuesday night went unanswered. — Amy Qin, BostonGlobe.com, "Attack at school in China leaves at least 8 children dead," 3 Sep. 2019 Two emails from the readers’ rep seeking comment from the strip’s syndicate, King Features, went unanswered. — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Union-Tribune drops ‘Mallard Fillmore ' comic strip," 30 Aug. 2019 Emails to an address the new owners gave tenants also went unanswered. — Los Angeles Times, "Seniors facing eviction fear homelessness and isolation as California’s housing crisis rolls on," 29 Aug. 2019 Phone calls to The Vern went unanswered Tuesday afternoon. — oregonlive.com, "Man in MAGA hat clashed with different Portland bar crowd before his alleged assault, video shows," 27 Aug. 2019 The Colts have not offered an update yet, and requests to comment from the IndyStar have gone unanswered. — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, "Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is retiring per reports," 24 Aug. 2019 Calls for comment to the CAC and the agency helping with the bid went unanswered. — Quartz Staff, Quartz, "China’s propaganda machine is spending over $1 million to buy influence on foreign social media," 21 Aug. 2019 Britain's Foreign Office deferred questions to the government of Gibraltar, but calls and emails to its offices on how authorities planned to respond to Washington's move went unanswered. — Fox News, "Iranian tanker set to leave Gibraltar despite US warrant to seize vessel," 17 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unanswered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unanswered
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unanswered
: without a reply : not answered
US, sports
: scored during a time when an opponent fails to score
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