Unless means Except on a specified condition; if not. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts.
Unless in a sentence
Unless meaning
- Except on a specified condition; if not.
- If not; used with counterfactual conditionals.
- Except if; used with hypothetical conditionals.
Example sentences (20)
And, you know, you have to - you can't make a profit unless you have more money coming in and going out, cash flow.
Also, veterinarians cannot prescribe controlled substances or xylazine unless they have seen the animal in person.
Adelle says she was told by a park ranger that they couldn't take any action unless the woman committed a crime.
And we’re not going to be able to address the systemic issue there unless we understand that this is not something new.
All growth comparisons we make on the call today relate to the corresponding period of last year unless otherwise noted.
As with any business, unless football lives within its means it cannot continue and a merger would not solve this issue.
Be sensible when setting goals and don’t try to lose more than 1-2 pounds weekly unless directed by a doctor.
Anyway, this year’s Mets team is as set as can be, unless you count the roles only we baseball nerds can get excited about.
Apparently, in Android 10 and later, an app can’t read the clipboard at all unless it’s running actively in the foreground.
And unless the major fashion weeks with giant global brands adopt these changes, the net effect will probably be pretty small.
But he mostly faded into the background unless asked a direct question, and he seemed content to do so.
And unless we understand the root causes of the plague, we’re as vulnerable as ever to a new variant.
As a result, custom codes might be difficult to locate unless you rename the files after downloading.
As per the law, unless it is established that there is a sale of goods, sales tax cannot be levied.
But he does not own the skiddy sharpness of Shami or the bite of Siraj so as to displace them unless India crave for batting depth.
Again, I'll remind those listening that any dollar figures Rob and I are using today are in U.S. dollars unless we stated otherwise.
Basically, the state of Texas says you can’t drive a vehicle unless you have on corrective lenses.
But his early entrance also means that his spending cap will kick in now unless he eschews public financing in the primary election.
Because unless you have many people pushing back, people can ignore you very easily," said Rubin.
About how my wife wouldn’t date me unless I could get my head around Joni Mitchell?” she asked.
Phrases with unless
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with unless
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unless you 38×
- unless they 21×
- unless the 18×
- unless it 16×
- unless we 14×
- unless he 11×
- but unless 9×
- unless there 9×
- and unless 8×
- unless unless 6×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word unless. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.