be unknown
Frequency: 9.050.0 per million words
Used to state that something or someone is not known.
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Examples (10)
- His whereabouts were quite unknown during this period.
- This drug was practically unknown in Britain.
- Gold was totally unknown to their civilization.
- These sites are largely unknown to the British public.
- The exact cause of the problem is currently unknown.
- Her early works were largely unknown outside her hometown.
- Whether he will accept the offer is unknown at this point.
- Many species in the rainforest are still unknown to scientists.
- The exact number of casualties is still unknown.
- The origin of the mysterious signal was unknown.