unentered
Britishadjective
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not having been entered previously
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(of hounds) not having been put into a pack yet
Example Sentences
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With George Abbott to stage the show, no character very long remains stationary, no telephone silent, no door unentered; noises abound, gadgets accumulate, throngs assemble.
From Time Magazine Archive
If I might keep the bare room sacred to my meditations, all unentered save by myself!
From Jewel Weed by Fisher, Harrison
The chapel which had been wont to recall Lambert most painfully to her mind was now unentered.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)
So, with the hobbling creature, with her bandaged head, for a guide, he explored every room of the house, which being identical with his own, he could do without fear of leaving any apartment unentered.
From The Shape of Fear by Peattie, Elia Wilkinson
To leave the right room unentered gave away my first chance in the unequal battle with Brande.
From The Crack of Doom by Cromie, Robert
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