<adj.all> an obscure family unsung heroes of the war
having value that is not acknowledged
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Almost every day in El Salvador's guerrilla war, khaki-clad commandos of an unsung assault force have descended on war zones armed only with ratchets, pulleys and shovels.
The gap between the touted and the unsung has not appeared that great. Saudi Arabia, indeed, could - though not should - have beaten Holland.
The Reagan administration is putting considerable clout behind increasing exports of this unsung mineral used for making glass and other industrial products.
In spite of the recession, the figure is still increasing - albeit more slowly than in 1990. Such unsung heroes of British fashion had their moment of glory this week, at the 1992 Apparel Export Awards.
In the west country he is an unsung hero.
If there can be an unsung hero in opera, especially in a monumental extravaganza such as "Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg," it would have to be the chorus master.