How to Use unaffected in a Sentence

unaffected

adjective
  • They shortened the book when they made the movie, but the basic story remained unaffected.
  • He has a friendly and unaffected manner.
  • Knocking out the gene in mice seems to leave them unaffected.
    — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Six pools are open year-round, and those are unaffected by the shortage.
    — Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
  • No major changes have been made, so fans should be unaffected.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • No, of course not, but staying out of war does not mean being unaffected by it.
    — John Gustavsson, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Those who have never filed taxes in the state would be unaffected.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 July 2019
  • The males carry the same gene altered, but are unaffected by it.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2021
  • There's also the chance that costs rise for items unaffected by tariffs.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
  • His voice is flat and unaffected; his answers short and precise.
    — Nelson C.j., Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But the finding shows that no place is unaffected by change on a warming planet.
    — Henry Fountain, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2020
  • The rules were not retroactive, which means Hilco’s project was unaffected.
    — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Only the ground beneath was unaffected by the fog.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The electronic poll books were unaffected by the flood and didn’t need to be replaced.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Tom Brady, of course, was the only one that seemed unaffected by his injury.
    — Nat Newell, Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Once Sigo got on board, things seemed oddly unaffected by the virus news.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2020
  • So far, major highways between cities have been unaffected by the strikes and protests.
    — Xiaofei Xu, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
  • And even on the island of Hawaii, most tourism areas are unaffected.
    — Ben Abramson, USA TODAY, 14 May 2018
  • The track was unaffected by the fires and the air quality was well within the range for safe racing.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
  • That started the journey, and gave us a chance to do something unaffected by what was there before.
    — Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • This is not to say older Africans are protected from or are unaffected by the virus.
    — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Weed-and-feed products do a good job of controlling many broadleaf weeds but leave most grassy- and sedge-type weeds unaffected.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The Sonos rep also said that those who use a Sonos soundbar on its own are unaffected.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The price of Bitcoin was largely unaffected by the Fed rate hike pause.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • The strength of the cardboard appeared unaffected by the coating.
    — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 4 July 2018
  • The sharptails in our area spend their nights under spruce trees instead of in the snow, so thus were unaffected by the freezing rain.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Existing menu items such as chips and salsa remain unaffected by the change.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The rest of the state also remains unaffected and open to visitors.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The color of the rash varies but is often similar in color to the child's unaffected skin.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Cameron seems to be the only human unaffected by the Throng's static.
    — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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