unfinished business
noun
: something that a person needs to deal with or work on : something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed
You and I still have some unfinished business together.
Examples of unfinished business in a Sentence
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Upon discovering each other in the afterlife, the Dead Boys make the decision not to move on and instead work together to help other ghosts resolve their unfinished business.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Stick close to home and take care of unfinished business.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
An air of unfinished business does continue to linger between Molly and Arthur (Nat Faxon), her employee at The Wells Foundation, who remain afraid to confess their feelings for one another.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The lunar eclipse in Libra puts an end to unfinished business.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Mark McKenna, former CEO of Prometheus and current chief executive at Mirador, had unfinished business in immunology, where, despite the recent development of some powerful medicines, there remains a massive unmet need.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
Some at the department worried Mr. Cooney might be trying to settle unfinished business, according to two former officials who now believe those doubts were misplaced.
—Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
On unfinished business: There’s been unfinished business for a while, man.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
Kevin McKidd knows that his character Owen Hunt and Cristina Yang have unfinished business on Grey's Anatomy.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Stick close to home and take care of unfinished business.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
An air of unfinished business does continue to linger between Molly and Arthur (Nat Faxon), her employee at The Wells Foundation, who remain afraid to confess their feelings for one another.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The lunar eclipse in Libra puts an end to unfinished business.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Mark McKenna, former CEO of Prometheus and current chief executive at Mirador, had unfinished business in immunology, where, despite the recent development of some powerful medicines, there remains a massive unmet need.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
Some at the department worried Mr. Cooney might be trying to settle unfinished business, according to two former officials who now believe those doubts were misplaced.
—Adam Goldman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
On unfinished business: There’s been unfinished business for a while, man.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
Kevin McKidd knows that his character Owen Hunt and Cristina Yang have unfinished business on Grey's Anatomy.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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