unexampled

[ uhn-ig-zam-puhld, -zahm- ]

adjective

1. unprecedented; unparalleled; unlike anything previously known:

   unexampled kindness; unexampled depravity.

unexampled

/ ˌʌnɪɡˈzɑːmpəld /

adjective

1. without precedent or parallel

Word History and Origins

Origin of unexampled¹

First recorded in 1600–10; un- ¹ + example + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Americans enjoyed unexampled prosperity throughout most of that time span.

From Los Angeles Times

One German soldier called the day’s battle “an amazing spectacle of unexampled gallantry, courage and bull-dog determination on both sides.”

From Literature

The telecom firms supported Pai’s initiative with a campaign of unexampled dishonesty.

From Los Angeles Times

Whatever one might think of the virtues or sins of AB 257, the main question confronting California voters is whether we want to place legislative power in the hands of corporations determined to write laws specifically for the benefit of their executives and shareholders, and to pass them via campaigns of unexampled dishonesty.

From Los Angeles Times

Brian Hicks, a columnist for the Charleston Post and Courier, wrote “In Darkest South Carolina” in 2017, and Richard Gergel, a federal judge who works in the J. Waties Waring Judicial Center in Charleston, wrote “Unexampled Courage” in 2018.

From Washington Post

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