lie unnoticed
Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words
Used for an object that remains in a place without being found.
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Examples (10)
- The ticket lay unnoticed in my desk drawer for a week.
- A small gold ring lay unnoticed in the tall grass for days.
- The missing document lay unnoticed behind the heavy filing cabinet.
- The letter had been lying unnoticed under a stack of old newspapers.
- These tiny flaws lie unnoticed unless you use a magnifying glass.
- The remote control lay unnoticed under the sofa cushion.
- Valuable clues often lie unnoticed at a crime scene for a long time.
- The unexploded bomb had lain unnoticed in the field since the war.
- Small cracks in the foundation can lie unnoticed for several years.
- A dusty old violin lay unnoticed in the attic for decades.