All 5 Uses of
unprecedented
in
The Hunt for Red October
- It was not often that a Soviet sailor was allowed to visit another country, and a visit by a nuclear submarine to a foreign country, even an ally, was nearly unprecedented.†
Chpt 2. *unprecedented = not having happened before; or nothing similar having happened before
- It would not be unprecedented for the Soviets not to let their field commanders know what's going on in Moscow, of course, but on the whole I do not see a clear picture," Ryan concluded.†
Chpt 5.
- Even with only a year's experience, he was quick to understand the meaning of the hooting alarms and unprecedented actions of his boat.†
Chpt 8.
- This was not unprecedented, he'd done it before, but he'd be happy when the labor ended.†
Chpt 11.
- On the one hand, they can choose to believe that one of their most trusted professional officers has committed high treason on an unprecedented scale.†
Chpt 16.