unbuilt
adjective
un·built
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Definition of unbuilt
1
: not built : not yet constructed
2
: not built on
an unbuilt plot
Examples of unbuilt in a Sentence
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They’re filled with bland high-rises, underused public spaces, and the circular hole in the ground that was to form the foundation of the unbuilt Chicago Spire. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "The dull blocks west of Navy Pier get an engaging park: Will it be loved to death?," 31 July 2019 Awards will be presented in the categories of architecture greater than 50,000 square feet, architecture smaller than 50,000 square feet, residential architecture, interior architecture, restoration/renovation, urban design and unbuilt projects. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Business calendar: Upcoming events in the area," 18 June 2019 The unbuilt paean to the college game featured a towering, flat facade, upon which video would be broadcast at a scale big enough to turn the parking lot into drive-in, according to critic Witold Rybczynski. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Masterpieces of Robert Venturi, a postmodern architecture icon," 20 Sep. 2018 When the dust settles, this spectacular billion-dollar listing may remain unbuilt and available for a buck, white-tailed or otherwise. — Alex Bhattacharji, Town & Country, "An Empty Lot Above Beverly Hills Is the Most Expensive Real Estate in the World," 17 Jan. 2019 But of the 1,171 works Wright created in his lifetime, 660 remain unbuilt. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Lost Frank Lloyd Wright buildings reimagined in new renderings," 5 Nov. 2018 After acquiring some unbuilt chassis and spares, the German company Dauer built five improved EB110 Supersports with new, all-carbon bodywork. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "This Bugatti EB110 video is a great reminder of the 1990s supercar boom," 13 Aug. 2018 Over the past few years, an increasing number of developers and real estate companies have used VR as a way of pitching unbuilt condos or showcasing a luxury home to buyers who might live in another city. — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, "How architects are using virtual reality to walk through buildings that don't yet exist," 3 July 2018 People might return to unbuilt architecture as inspiration for the future, but unrealized cities offer more than just old ideas renewed. — Darran Anderson, The Atlantic, "The Cities That Never Existed," 17 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unbuilt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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