unsung

adjective

un·​sung ˌən-ˈsəŋ How to pronounce unsung (audio)
1
: not sung
2
: not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse)
an unsung hero

Examples of unsung in a Sentence

the unsung men and women who keep the streets safe He is one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.
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These unsung heroes are essential to an artist’s team and their foundation. Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024 Platform engineering teams are becoming the unsung heroes of the enterprise, building internal developer platforms that turn Kubernetes clusters into push-button application platforms. Ramasankar Molleti, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 For anyone who still has their MoviePass, this revealing documentary tells the real story of all that went wrong behind the scenes, and shares the story of the unsung heroes who really did just want to create a product that movie lovers could embrace. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024 Freddie Freeman is hurting, and the Dodgers need to keep him on the bench Two unsung heroes may have set up the Dodgers for success in NLCS Game 6 Plaschke: Everybody chill! Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsung 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unsung was in the 15th century

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“Unsung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsung. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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unsung

adjective
un·​sung ˌən-ˈsəŋ How to pronounce unsung (audio)
ˈən-
1
: not sung
2
: not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse)
unsung heroes

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