How to Use untold in a Sentence

untold

adjective
  • His is a story yet untold.
  • There is an untold story there about how damn hard that girl works.
    — Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com, 20 June 2019
  • At first, the work’s meaning felt bold yet untold.
    — Laura Brown, Artforum, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There are so many stories yet untold, and more of us all the time.
    — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • The mental health of this whole thing is just the untold story.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
  • There are so many stories in the villages still left untold.
    — Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There are so many untold stories of hard work and brilliance.
    — Bronwen Latimer, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • So far, untold numbers of at least 51 species of wild birds have died.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Trump’s budget cuts are costing them their jobs, putting untold clients at risk.
    — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
  • Even with that, there still may be an untold number of homes not hooked up to the sewage system.
    — Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Wicked tells the untold story of the witches of Oz.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Wicked tells the untold story of the witches of Oz.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The ice at both is melting rapidly, with untold dangers for all of us.
    — Joshua Shifrinson, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2023
  • An untold number of cycling classes will tone their glutes to its beat.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 22 June 2022
  • The lie had been exposed and could never, ever be untold now.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 28 Nov. 2020
  • After an untold number of mock drafts, the real thing is just about here.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 28 Apr. 2021
  • An untold number of them have died at sea from disease, hunger and fatigue.
    — Reuters, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Having everything in one place could save hours of work and untold amounts of stress.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2021
  • To them, most of the package remained a vast wilderness of untold risk.
    — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The year ahead stretches out in front of her, unbroken and untold.
    — Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
  • All hail the telling of untold and undertold stories, for sure.
    — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
  • At 25 pounds, the vest worn by the suicide bomber did untold damage.
    — New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • And there it was—click—the first of her untold stories, sliding into view.
    — Shayla Martin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • That would also be an untold number of front office jobs and new coaches on the bench.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The exodus had led to famine, disease and an untold number of dead.
    — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The bias of the fashion industry against plus-size people isn’t an untold one.
    — Elvis Kachi, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2022
  • This is a matter of life or death for many, many, many people, an untold number of people.
    — Madison Malone Kircher, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The move will cost untold billions, and the Pentagon can't say how much.
    — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2020
  • There are also an untold number of Afghans who made it out of the country but are stuck abroad.
    — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022

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