Get to know Unheard better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like inaudible.
Unheard in a sentence
Unheard meaning
- Not heard.
- Not listened to.
- Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
Synonyms of Unheard
Using Unheard
- The main meaning on this page is: Not heard. | Not listened to. | Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
- Useful related words include: inaudible, unhearable.
- In the example corpus, unheard often appears in combinations such as: unheard of, not unheard, is unheard.
Context around Unheard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unheard
- In this selection, "unheard" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, virtually, hitherto and gone stand out and add context to how "unheard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include although not unheard of while and are experiencing unheard of hot. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unheard" sits close to words such as abba, abdomen and anomaly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unheard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Acquittals in espionage cases are virtually unheard-of. (8 words)
Charging for various services is not unheard of in Italy. (10 words)
An average 8.4 RPG as a rookie wing is unheard of. (12 words)
Experts said a school shooting involving a 6-year-old is extremely rare, although not unheard of, while Virginia law limits the ways in which a child that age can be punished for such a crime. (36 words)
It was not unheard of for him to jump in his car, drive to Carrbridge for a pub lock-in and in the early morning drive back to work, morphing instantly into besuited GP mode. (35 words)
Extra space in most London homes is almost unheard of, but if you’re lucky enough to live in a house with a cloakroom, why not make the most of it? (31 words)
Extra space in most London homes is almost unheard of, but if you’re lucky enough to live in a house with a cloakroom, why not make the most of it? (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Acquittals in espionage cases are virtually unheard-of.
After pioneering single mother Brownie Wise dreamt up the Tupperware party in 1951, thousands of women embraced the hitherto-unheard of opportunities that the brand afforded.
An average 8.4 RPG as a rookie wing is unheard of.
And yet, those calls for equitable funding opportunities have historically gone unheard.
Barring a disaster of an owner, which certainly isn’t unheard of in the NFL, the buck always ultimately stops at the head coach.
But it's not unheard of for a guest to speak up in an effort to prevent the union.
But we wanted to keep ours under 100, which is unheard of.
Charging for various services is not unheard of in Italy.
Experts said a school shooting involving a 6-year-old is extremely rare, although not unheard of, while Virginia law limits the ways in which a child that age can be punished for such a crime.
Extra space in most London homes is almost unheard of, but if you’re lucky enough to live in a house with a cloakroom, why not make the most of it?
Giant stretches of the world’s oceans are experiencing unheard-of hot temperatures, alarming oceanographers, coral researchers and atmospheric scientists the world over.
Having three guys in the bin at the same time is virtually unheard of and that gave Wales their second try because England didn’t have the numbers.
He’s taken aback executives with eye-watering demands for 40% pay increases over the next four years and a 32-hour work week — unheard of in American manufacturing.
In Honduras, Chris witnessed poverty that is unheard of back home with families walking eight hours with their six or seven kids to simply get some soap, dewormer and other essentials.
It is rare for a person who has reached the status of billionaire to ever lose it — but it is not unheard of.
It's unheard of for most top-flight footballers in a major European league to have a second job at the height of their athletic career.
It was not unheard of for him to jump in his car, drive to Carrbridge for a pub lock-in and in the early morning drive back to work, morphing instantly into besuited GP mode.
Planning policy has its flaws and leaves many residents feeling unheard and disillusioned.
Such an endeavor required an astounding 400 hours, signaling an artistic commitment previously unheard of in automotive design.
Such an unheard-of exercise of temporarily living within its means would have broken the deadly shibboleth that every dime of Uncle Sam’s bills must be paid once incurred.
Common combinations with unheard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unheard of 144×
- not unheard 29×
- is unheard 18×
- was unheard 16×
- almost unheard 11×
- an unheard 7×
- go unheard 7×
- virtually unheard 5×
- and unheard 5×
- isn unheard 4×