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unrequited

How to use unrequited in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for unrequited.

Editorial note

If such a pill was invented it would be used maliciously to spike those unrequited loves.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unrequited.

Example sentences

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If such a pill was invented it would be used maliciously to spike those unrequited loves.

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There are quite a lot of episodes that deal with the main characters struggle with an unrequited love and heartache.

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The scent of bitter almonds always reminded Dr. Juvenal Urbino of the fate of unrequited love.

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While mutual attraction is self-reinforcing, I wouldn't say that unrequited attraction is rare.

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That would be an unrequited charity.>Science is clearly defined, and for good reason -- everyone wants the stature of science without the discipline.

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We must recognize that our love for the rule of law is unrequited, and that, as so often happens in such cases, we have become enslaved to the object of our desire.

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In a small 480x320px package, you can reminisce about your unrequited crush, your first child just hours old, or your passed-away parents showing you how to use a computer.

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Does any homosexual individual, thus, unavoidably cause unrequited feelings of lust, no matter whom he hangs out with?

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His writing was like poetry and song, all in one.\nSecond best opening after "A Hundred Years of Solitude":"It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.

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One can imagine a server that tracks the number of requests coming from different IP addresses and only demands source-address tokens when the count of “unrequited” connections exceeds a limit globally, or for a certain IP range.

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I've notice that being labelled a "creep" actually has more to do with whether your attraction is unrequited, than whether the action was objectively creepy, and a "testing the waters" approach is one way to try and avoid being the office creepster.

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Or perhaps "we are usually only sexually attracted to people who we believe are or might become sexually attracted to us".My point is that with a very few exceptions[1], apart from the occasional mis-fire or unrequited crush, we go through our life sorting people into "romance target" and "not-romance target", we tend to be very discriminating in our sorting, and gender is not the only criteria used for sorting.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use unrequited in a sentence?

If such a pill was invented it would be used maliciously to spike those unrequited loves.

What does unrequited mean?

not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love"

What part of speech is unrequited?

unrequited is commonly used as adjective.