How to Use unworn in a Sentence
unworn
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The number of new and unworn pairs in the market shrinks.
—Andrew Lindsay-Diaz, GQ, 5 Oct. 2017
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And what about the clothes that hang in your closet unworn?
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
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Not once did the jeans sit idle and unworn in my suitcase.
—Lydia Mansel, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2022
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Or one full of unworn clothes may signal a need to shop to feel better.
—Essence, 2 June 2022
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The same month, Hayes and Namie gave away Alex’s now too-small baby clothing, much of it unworn.
—Stephanie Clifford, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2020
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Inside was a Bible, a blanket, a saddle and a pair of unworn Levi’s jeans.
—Ajc Homepage, ajc, 4 Apr. 2017
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Chances are the piece will go unworn because it was purchased for the wrong reason.
—Nausheen Shah, Marie Claire, 16 Dec. 2013
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Homes were abandoned, chairs left empty and clothes unworn, even the buttons of a shirt were lost.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2021
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And boxes of unworn uniforms have been sent to the dry cleaners to see if they can be salvaged from the smoke that engulfed them.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2019
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The unworn onesies are just a small piece of the brighter future Young saw her granddaughter striving for.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
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Items must be unworn and unwashed, and have the original tags attached.
—Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 13 Dec. 2017
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Fresh, unworn pairs of running shoes, unwieldy snow boots.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
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For the most part, Amazon will accept returns on swimsuits, so long as they are unworn and the tags are still intact.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
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Jane pulled out two identical white dresses with pearls and tulle, unworn.
—Rozina Ali, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
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This watch was sold by the original owner in 2007 and the new owner says the watch has remained completely unworn since.
—Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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The shoes, a vital part of Nike’s history, have all but disappeared, and this is the only unworn pair known to exist, Sotheby’s says.
—Marc Bain, Quartzy, 11 July 2019
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Now that the review is done, though, he's getting rid of a wide array of (unworn) high-end Specialized mountain biking gear that came along with it.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2023
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StockX deals only in deadstock—that is, shoes that are unworn, in new condition, and authentic.
—Marc Bain, Quartz, 14 May 2021
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The nursery in Amy Fabbrini and Eric Ziegler's home is filled with unread children's books and unworn baby clothes.
—Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 18 July 2017
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Then again, these might be the kind of sneakers that a few years from now people look back on as grails, and with a microscopic number of unworn pairs on the market, the price will only go up.
—Jake Woolf, GQ, 17 Oct. 2017
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So here goes my formal request for a trackie: One unworn Armani tracksuit, please.
—Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 28 Mar. 2018
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Warning: Some calipers will not have enough extra travel in the piston bore to allow any shimming without making the brakes drag, at least with fresh, unworn pads.
—Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 2 Oct. 2017
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Zappos: Customers may return unworn items for a full refund within a year of purchase.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2019
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In a few cases, shop owners required buyers to wear the shoes out of the store, a move that damaged their resale potential since most of the resale sites sell unworn sneakers.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 26 June 2019
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How many unworn jerseys are hanging in your closet because your favorite player isn't with the team anymore?
—Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 4 May 2018
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So if there's an unworn piece in her jewelry box, this is the ultimate gift for breathing new romantic life into it.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Jan. 2023
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There probably isn't a fuchsia gown sitting in a storage unit somewhere, unworn.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 July 2023
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StockX only sells authentic sneakers that are unworn and in their original box.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2018
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This typically means that the protective gusset sticker is still in place, tags are still intact, and the garment appears unworn.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
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American Eagle The men's and women's clothing store company lets consumers return new and unworn items any time after purchase.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
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