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How to use unsolved in a sentence

12 example sentences · adjective

Unsolved means not yet solved. Example: “There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.”

Examples of unsolved by meaning

adjectiveNot yet solved.

  • an unsolved crime
  • an unsolved crossword puzzle

More sentences with unsolved

  • There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.From the entry murder
  • He was never seen again, and the case remains unsolved today.2002, Michael Newton, The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings, page 187. From the entry antikidnap
  • After some initial successes, agencies began to craft coordinated strategies for submitting and accepting unsolved cases.2001, Norah Rudin, Keith Inman, An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis, Second Edition, page 161. From the entry suspectless
  • And yet, "the hum" remains an unsolved case.2011 June 13, “Who, What, Why: Why is 'the hum' such a mystery?”, in BBC News. From the entry hum
  • The quantization of G.S. heterotic or type II superstrings in a superbackground presents some difficulties that are still unsolved.1989, S. De Filippo, Geometrical and algebraic aspects of nonlinear field theory, →ISBN. From the entry superbackground
  • The unsolved crimes had been back-burnered until a reporter revealed that the letters stamped on the police files were shorthand for No Human Involved.2008, Linda Fairstein, Killer Heat, page 191. From the entry back-burner
  • Maybe he had just been bitten by the same bug that infects Jack the Ripper fans and devotees of other horrendous but unsolved crimes.2001, James Jessen Badal, In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland's Torso Murders. From the entry bitten by the same bug
  • There had been a time, shortly after the unsolved murder of her husband, when she had felt soft-heartedly indulgent to this now shell of a man, Martin.2015, James Hufferd, The Bells of Autumn: A Novel, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry soft-heartedly
  • However, we were also rather critical of many of such ready-made claims since there are still too many unsolved problems, which should not be skipped lightmindedly.1995, P.J. Braspenning, F. Thuijsman, A.J.M.M. Weijters, Artificial Neural Networks: An Introduction to ANN Theory and Practice, →ISBN…. From the entry lightmindedly
  • The gnome-napping continued unsolved for over a month, until one day, they were discovered in the soccer fields, lined up for a kickoff against a team of pink plastic flamingoes.2015, Beverly Allen, For Whom the Bluebell Tolls, →ISBN. From the entry gnome-napping

Meaning of unsolved

  1. adjective Not yet solved.

Full definition of unsolved

Questions about unsolved in a sentence

How do you use unsolved in a sentence?
Unsolved is used as an adjective. For example: “There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.”
What is a short sentence with unsolved?
“an unsolved crime”
What does unsolved mean?
Unsolved means not yet solved.

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