1
a
: not told or related
b
: kept secret
2
: too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast
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Examples of untold in a Sentence
His is a story yet untold.
untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land
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The event will feature five speakers telling three five-minute, untold, local history stories with the crowd in a relaxed setting, according to HSCC.
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Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades consumed not only trees, brush and timber from people’s homes but also lead acid car batteries, plastic pipes, synthetic furniture, paint and untold other potential sources of contamination.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
In 1715, a fierce hurricane hit just offshore from Vero Beach, along Florida’s coastline later dubbed the Treasure Coast, and sank eleven of 12 ships in the Spanish Fleet, spilling untold treasures onto the ocean floor.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
California Crews improve containment on Palisades, Eaton fires as winds die down
Jan. 16, 2025
As the fires razed homes in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, an untold number of people were not able to make it out in time.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades consumed not only trees, brush and timber from people’s homes but also lead acid car batteries, plastic pipes, synthetic furniture, paint and untold other potential sources of contamination.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
In 1715, a fierce hurricane hit just offshore from Vero Beach, along Florida’s coastline later dubbed the Treasure Coast, and sank eleven of 12 ships in the Spanish Fleet, spilling untold treasures onto the ocean floor.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
California Crews improve containment on Palisades, Eaton fires as winds die down
Jan. 16, 2025
As the fires razed homes in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, an untold number of people were not able to make it out in time.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Untold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untold. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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untold
adjective
un·told
ən-ˈtōld 
ˈən-
1
: not told : not revealed
untold secrets
a story yet untold
2
: not counted : vast, numberless
untold wealth
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