adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an unsung hero (= someone whose bravery or effort is not noticed or recognized )
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These volunteers are the unsung heroes of the campaign.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
hero
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The ground crews within the Army Air Corps are generally the unsung heroes behind everything we do.
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Tonight we meet some of the unsung heroes of Inspector Morse - the extras.
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This country is full of unsung heroes .
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Jimmy Wilde - one of the great unsung heroes of Crystal Palace, until today!
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They were the unsung heroes of the whole appeal.
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Les Stocker is another unsung hero in the Honours List.
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They indicate that the big lad from West Birk Hatt is probably one of the finest unsung heroes of the last war.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But in times of tight elections these unsung regions become political hubs, and their votes are coveted prizes.
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He is the unsung and unseen dynamic in the infancy narratives.
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In other words, he was supposed to slip through the back door into the country, unseen, unheard and unsung .
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The £8 million restoration and conservation of Carlton Place - one of Glasgow's unsung riverside masterpieces - is almost complete.
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Their song, or their dirge, remained unsung , or at any rate unheard.
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This country is full of unsung heroes.
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Tonight we meet some of the unsung heroes of Inspector Morse - the extras.