unrequited
adjective
un·re·quit·ed
ˌən-ri-ˈkwī-təd 
: not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
unrequited love
Examples of unrequited in a Sentence
a song about unrequited love
Recent Examples on the Web
Bezos’ fixation on his clients is not unlike an unrequited crush, fueled by the knowledge of the other playing hard to get or being temperamental.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But her love for co-singer Denny Dougherty was unrequited, and so a one-night stand with another musician, Chuck Day, brought Elliot-Kugel into the world.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
But what made that performance especially moving was the tragic juxtaposition of Saliers' words, desperately yearning for an unrequited love that will haunt and torment her, against the happily-ever-after suggested by such musical splendor.
—Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
Surviving unrequited love is contingent on how the friend treated their friend during a highly vulnerable moment.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Marc is hardly the only one in the movie who learns complicated lessons about grief – all different kinds: grieving unrequited love, younger versions of ourselves, possibilities.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
There are glimmers of unrequited love, of a dark interiority driving the music’s brooding, sci-fi aesthetic.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
That changes when her little sister (Anna Cathcart) mails each confession and unleashes chaos as each crush confronts her about their unrequited love.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2024
Sarah Chapin is both amusing and cutting as Mary, the author in unrequited love with Frank (a trait that has always felt underwritten).
—Zachary Pincus-Roth, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But her love for co-singer Denny Dougherty was unrequited, and so a one-night stand with another musician, Chuck Day, brought Elliot-Kugel into the world.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
But what made that performance especially moving was the tragic juxtaposition of Saliers' words, desperately yearning for an unrequited love that will haunt and torment her, against the happily-ever-after suggested by such musical splendor.
—Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
Surviving unrequited love is contingent on how the friend treated their friend during a highly vulnerable moment.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Marc is hardly the only one in the movie who learns complicated lessons about grief – all different kinds: grieving unrequited love, younger versions of ourselves, possibilities.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
There are glimmers of unrequited love, of a dark interiority driving the music’s brooding, sci-fi aesthetic.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
That changes when her little sister (Anna Cathcart) mails each confession and unleashes chaos as each crush confronts her about their unrequited love.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2024
Sarah Chapin is both amusing and cutting as Mary, the author in unrequited love with Frank (a trait that has always felt underwritten).
—Zachary Pincus-Roth, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
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