How to Use unrealized in a Sentence

unrealized

adjective
  • These unrealized gains would be taxed as if they had been sold at death or when transferred.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • Those hopes went unrealized as substance abuse led to her death.
    — al, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Aches and pains don’t compare to the agony of an unrealized dream.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But the results were unrealized, as far as the pair were concerned.
    — Jeff Slate, Esquire, 6 Oct. 2017
  • But that part of the vision remains unrealized at this moment in time.
    — Gilda Barabino, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Though this has gone unrealized, Nama still wishes for it to one day be brought to life.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
  • In a taxable account with unrealized gains, the smart thing to do is nothing.
    — William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Two new pieces of fiction explore the pain of unrealized promises.
    — The Dial, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Even unrealized dreams can be suspect.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, we writers must use the lessons of the past and present to imagine new, yet unrealized futures.
    — Sayantani Dasgupta february 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Biden would require estates to pay taxes on the unrealized gains on these assets.
    — Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Essentially, this means any tax bills on unrealized gains in the account are wiped clean.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2022
  • An unrealized gain can increase or evaporate at any time.
    — Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • So long as these tools fly under the radar, though, their potential upsides will go unrealized.
    — Kevin Frazier, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • The idea was that each of these talks with her artist friends would eventually become a book, though that was unrealized.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Crazy Horse's flowing hair, bare chest, and trusty steed remain unrealized.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2023
  • In each of the stories, the characters face some painful truths about themselves and their unrealized dreams.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022
  • And this film could somehow serve as a monument to the past and a monument to their unrealized work.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Today, five years later, much of that plan remains unrealized.
    — Uc Berkeley, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • So the polling and then that question, Kamala has an unrealized upside.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • His many victims’ lives were cut short at his hands, their dreams unrealized and stories left untold, Longhurst said.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But there's still plenty of unrealized potential in terms of the writing.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2018
  • This brilliant book gives faces and names to the journey toward freedom, and the unrealized promise that holds.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Months later, the cake stand sits, still inside the box, a sharp reminder of your unrealized ambition.
    — Mackenzie Fegan, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The unrealized potential makes the rote line style and stagnant backdrops seem all the blander.
    — Shunji Iwai, New York Times, 3 July 2018
  • More to the point, at any time in the past three years, anyone could have calculated how much the wealthy would have owed if unrealized gains were taxed.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 June 2021
  • The unrealized and unhappy are always in search of a cause to distract themselves from the problems of their lives.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 3 June 2021
  • But the fact that most of our hopes remain unrealized should not revoke the reality of our fitful, painful progress.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The stones remained in their vaults, and thousands of unrealized sketches were scattered in desk drawers and boxes.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 1 July 2012
  • For some banks, the unrealized losses brought on by the Fed's sudden interest-rate hikes will stay on paper.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023

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