How to Use unheeded in a Sentence

unheeded

adjective
  • Their warnings had gone unheeded, and now some would pay a price.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2021
  • So why do long lists of valid threats go unheeded and under-funded?
    — Steve Andriole, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • But Hilton’s plea went unheeded.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • These avenues, for once, may reverse the rot that went unheeded for far too long.
    — Cristian Farias, New Republic, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Today, Season is his cri de coeur about how his plea has gone unheeded.
    — Clarence Tsui, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2018
  • In too many places, the warnings went unheeded and the results have been tragic.
    — Jon Geffen and Mark Osler, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Federal calls for states to slow down are so far going unheeded.
    — Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 4 Feb. 2026
  • My warning to both of them went unheeded, and Bruce’s remark saw the light of day.
    — Arnold Steinberg, National Review, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Atop Earth’s largest active volcano, an alarm bell has tolled unheeded for six decades.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2017
  • Atop Earth’s largest active volcano, an alarm bell has tolled unheeded for six decades.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2017
  • Many calls went unanswered and voice mail requests for return calls, unheeded.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Mourners of some victims have complained that weeks of calls to shut down the tavern went unheeded.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 13 July 2022
  • The message went unheeded as these young stars were treated like monsters and barred from playing shows.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Activists said the shooting followed years of unheeded calls for changes to the police force.
    — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Those requests were largely unheeded, prompting clerks to warn the counting process this fall maybe slow.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2020
  • But warnings of those cases have largely gone unheeded as states have begun to reopen.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 June 2020
  • Their mother died last week from the virus, as their urgent calls for help to brimming hospitals went unheeded.
    — Time, 26 July 2021
  • Yet, these cautions go largely unheeded.
    — Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But the calls have largely gone unheeded as overwhelmed healthcare systems have welcomed the help.
    — NBC News, 26 Apr. 2020
  • Lawyers say women have suffered health problems because of mold, and their complaints have gone unheeded.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Their shortage means complaints of sparks or circuit breaker trips in a hospital may go unheeded for a long time.
    — Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Here’s a look back at how the disaster unfolded – and the early danger signs that went unheeded.
    — Teele Rebane, CNN, 4 Nov. 2022
  • So many warnings — from just about everyone with expertise or a conscience — have gone unheeded to bring us to this point.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021
  • But their calls have gone unheeded, and in the recent Slater Fire, dozens of Karuk members lost their homes.
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The new restrictions across the province come after months of unheeded warnings from health experts.
    — Rob Gillies, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2021
  • If unheeded, the sentiment is reemphasized by squealing from the tires.
    — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That cry for help often goes unheeded in the presence of a fetal heartbeat, even if the demise of the pregnancy is inevitable.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 May 2022
  • But the loans looked profitable, the relationship felt valuable and the concerns went unheeded.
    — New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Experts have sounded the alarm about its potential as a global threat for years now, but their warnings went mostly unheeded.
    — New York Times, 23 July 2022
  • That call has gone largely unheeded—a big reason why the country’s housing market remains in the doldrums.
    — Rebecca Feng and Cao Li, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2023

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