Until 1977 the box sat unopened and unnoticed.

It sat unopened by my bed for two days.

The three days passed and the book sat unopened.

A stack of mail sat unopened in the in basket.

Every day, across the country, immigrants' phone calls go unanswered and their letters sit unopened.

One of the flight bags he'd had with him on the ship was sitting unopened on the narrow bed.

But the envelopes now sit unopened, gathering dust on the hall table.

The luggage I'd dropped off Tuesday night sat unopened in the bedroom.

A box of cigars sat unopened between them.

The can of tennis balls is sitting unopened on the hall table.