unto
preposition
un·to
ˈən-(ˌ)tü 
1
: to
2
—used as a function word to indicate reference or concern
they became a world unto themselves—
Anne T. Fleming
Anne T. FlemingExamples of unto in a Sentence
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In my opinion, the hallucinatory quality of Sora clips feel like the beginning of a new genre unto itself—one that is surreal and unpredictable and entirely unique to traditional cinema or even animation.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 2 May 2024
In the Ryan Gosling way, which is a thing unto itself.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
Advertisement Trying on the Signature Cs is an experience unto itself.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The Psalms are full of joyful noise, noise unto the Lord.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Now, the sibling directors have gone once more unto the breach, and returned with a chronicle of a whole family of these woodland denizens.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
That was an event unto itself, and a good enough reason for an easy sellout of the 5,000-capacity Moody Amphitheater.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
But Rist, 61, also considers a bag to be many things besides: a good friend, a portrait of its owner, a universe unto itself and a vessel — similar to the human body.
—Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
And since speculating about what Beyoncé could do next is sort of an act of fiction unto itself, several writers imagined their own Beyoncé interviews — quotes that never happened to make the unreal real.
—Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 2 May 2024
In the Ryan Gosling way, which is a thing unto itself.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
Advertisement Trying on the Signature Cs is an experience unto itself.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The Psalms are full of joyful noise, noise unto the Lord.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Now, the sibling directors have gone once more unto the breach, and returned with a chronicle of a whole family of these woodland denizens.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
That was an event unto itself, and a good enough reason for an easy sellout of the 5,000-capacity Moody Amphitheater.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
But Rist, 61, also considers a bag to be many things besides: a good friend, a portrait of its owner, a universe unto itself and a vessel — similar to the human body.
—Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
And since speculating about what Beyoncé could do next is sort of an act of fiction unto itself, several writers imagined their own Beyoncé interviews — quotes that never happened to make the unreal real.
—Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Unto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unto. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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