How to Use unpaid in a Sentence

unpaid

adjective

• She took three months of unpaid leave from her job.
• I have a pile of unpaid bills sitting on my desk.
• I served as an unpaid consultant on the project.
• The city is trying to collect unpaid taxes.
• Maybe he could be put to work as a slave with the unpaid wages going to the victim.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• When that bill went unpaid, the works were auctioned off in 2012.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022
• The issue of the unpaid meals comes in the wake of two school years in which no students had to pay for school meals.
  — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2023
• He has been placed on unpaid leave while the case is pending.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2024
• Rise was on the brink of closure as bills went unpaid and food orders were skipped.
  — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2024
• The unpaid work can feel more meaningful than a day job.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• When the foreclosure deed was filed this week, the amount of unpaid debt on the loan was $95.6 million, the county records show.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• The amount owed builds as interest is added on the unpaid debt year after year.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2022
• His sale of YouGov, which made Mr. Zahawi wealthy, led to the dispute over unpaid taxes.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• Otherwise, the penalty can be as much as 5% of the unpaid tax each month up to a maximum of 25%.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2023
• Kots is not alone in her battle to regain film rights and unpaid revenue from CSSE and 1091.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
• In the end, the court awarded the employees $35.6 million for their unpaid overtime work.
  — John Simons, Time, 11 Jan. 2023
• The debt ceiling fight has drawn attention to the nation's unpaid bills.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2023
• But a friendship involves the good will of two parties, and this unpaid debt is preying on your mind.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2023
• The penalty is typically assessed at a rate of 5% per month, up to 25% of the unpaid tax.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 23 Sep. 2022
• The agency urges customers to check their accounts for unpaid video tolls before the $25 late fee kicks back in.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2022
• The report found prior to and during the first two years of the pandemic, 58% of all work absences were unpaid.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022
• The failure-to-file penalty is 5 percent of the unpaid taxes for each month or part of a month that your tax return is late.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• But wages have gone unpaid for months, and the workers — or whoever’s left of them — are getting antsy.
  — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
• Tyrese Gibson recently had a run-in with the law for unpaid child support.
  — Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
• The liens, or federal claims against property for unpaid debts, are all still open.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• This story was updated to reflect that one-third of Metrobus trips are unpaid.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
• If they’re not paid on time, the fees are sent to a collection agency, and the unpaid fines can affect credit ratings.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
• There's no penalty for filing a tax extension with the IRS, but not paying the full amount owed can lead to charges on the unpaid balance.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
• This year, five of these unpaid positions are up for grabs, all in Maricopa County.
  — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
• Among Joe Biden’s afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall, there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements).
  — Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024