unheralded
adjective
un·her·ald·ed
| \ ˌən-ˈher-əl-dəd
, -ˈhe-rəl-\
, -ˈhe-rəl-\
Definition of unheralded
: not heralded: such as
a
: not publicly acclaimed
an unheralded film an unheralded opponent
b
: coming or occurring without advance notice : unexpected
… the faster the boat the less the risk of getting caught out in an unheralded gale or storm.— Peter Haward
Examples of unheralded in a Sentence
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The unheralded hero of any speed run is the tires: At a certain threshold, the rubber can’t properly grip the asphalt, capping the car’s velocity. — Wired, "Bugatti's Chiron Clocks 305 MPH Thanks to Top-Notch Tires," 3 Sep. 2019 Might have been nice if there were more fans to witness it, but the crowd was sparse – no doubt the combined result of the unheralded opponent and the fact that this is one of the final big summer beach weekends. — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "Schmuck: Terps overwhelm Howard, pay coincidental tribute to Jordan McNair by putting his No. 79 on scoreboard," 1 Sep. 2019 Star of the game: Mosley and Arceneaux both made key plays, but an unheralded star might be Evans. — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, "Jordan Mosley’s kick return helps No. 2 McGill-Toolen pull away from Murphy, 28-6," 29 Aug. 2019 Following their first trip to Clemson since 2005, the Aggies return to Kyle on Sept. 14 for another unheralded four quarters against Lamar, prior to opening SEC play on Sept. 21 against Auburn. — Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle, "Aggies roll past Texas State in opener, No. 1 Clemson next," 29 Aug. 2019 This time Daniel Levy, Spurs’ astute chairman, has made four acquisitions, all of them younger than 24 and previously at unheralded clubs. — M.j., The Economist, "Man City’s and Liverpool’s rivals have copied their transfer strategy," 10 Aug. 2019 Unlike Daniels’ rise, Slovis’ ascent from unheralded recruit to top backup was largely unexpected heading into the fall. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, "JT Daniels is named USC’s starting quarterback by Clay Helton," 20 Aug. 2019 Fast forward to 2011, when this unknown and unheralded game found its way to the museum. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Atari 2600 rarity Extra Terrestrials goes on sale for $90,000," 13 July 2019 The Nationals completed a three-game sweep with a 4-1 defeat of the Giants (56-59) Wednesday as an unheralded trio of starters — Erick Fedde, Anibal Sanchez and Joe Ross — combined to allow just two runs over 18 innings this week. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Giants swept by Nationals, open pivotal homestand with wasted opportunity," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unheralded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unheralded
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unheralded
formal
: not getting the praise or appreciation that is deserved
: happening without any warning
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