How to Use unselected in a Sentence

unselected

adjective
  • The biggest story of the first round was about Sanders going unselected.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Leibrandt, son of former major-league pitcher Charlie, went unselected in last month’s Rule 5 draft.
    — Matt Gelb, Philly.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Reed went unselected and was sent to the Athletics as the player to be named later in the Jurickson Profar trade.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2020
  • But he wasn’t called up to majors in either season, and went unselected by the rest of MLB in back-to-back Rule 5 drafts the past two winters.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Partially due to injury, Curry went unselected in the 2013 draft.
    — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 8 Feb. 2018
  • After college, Belcher entered the NFL draft but went unselected.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The present study confirmed this relationship in an unselected student sample (N = 439).
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2014
  • Hufanga went unselected for the 2026 Pro Bowl, as six other Broncos were tabbed Tuesday.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
  • All three were first-team All-Americans, and all three remain unselected through three rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Choices are choices; the selected necessitates the unselected.
    — Andrew Blackman, WSJ, 11 June 2017
  • The team expects Price, who went unselected by Seattle in the expansion draft more because of his contract than his uncertain injury status, to be ready for the start of the regular season in mid-October.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2021
  • After a 5-2 start, the Roadrunners lost three of their final four games, qualifying for bowl eligibility at 6-5 but going unselected.
    — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Only the position of science minister remains unselected — a position that saw Rouhani get into a legislative dogfight in parliament over in 2014.
    — Jon Gambrell, The Seattle Times, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Pavia was the first Heisman Trophy finalist in more than 10 years to go unselected in the NFLNFL Draft.
    — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Former Alabama forward Charles Bediako — who last suited up for the Crimson Tide in 2023 before declaring early for the NBA Draft and going unselected — attempted to join this season’s roster earlier in January.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026

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