Sentence examples for commodity unknown from inspiring English sources

In October 2007, he was an unknown commodity — unknown, at least, to Boise State, which had prepared for a different quarterback heading into its game against Nevada.

Tax rates for almost all commodities are unknown, except for that of liquor.

But beyond very basic commodities, those unknown materials that weren't requested and simply sent assuming they'll do someone some good, are not.

Then came the XFL, an unknown commodity that will pay its players salaries between $35,000 and $50,000.

One factor in favor of that scenario is that Syring is hardly an unknown commodity.

Commentary: I'd add that Richardson represents an unknown commodity for fantasy owners.

Any other apartment was "an unknown commodity and a little scary.

For three months, Scott Erickson has been the Mets' unknown commodity and Braden Looper has been their sure thing.

"In this economy, the demand for these services is an unknown commodity," said Kavir Dhar, an analyst at Jefferies & Company.

Cher was in her 30s when she made Silkwood, and past 40 when she starred in Moonstruck, but she was hardly an unknown commodity.

Before the election, Twitter had been a relatively unknown commodity in South Korea and mostly dismissed by its nonusers as a novelty.