Unturned is uncommon outside the idiom leave no stone unturned. Most listed prepositions are not standard complements of the adjective.
The most common expression is leave no stone unturned, meaning to make every possible effort. Prepositions such as in, for, on, with, and by are usually separate parts of the sentence, not fixed patterns with unturned.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
This is the standard idiomatic use of unturned.
In usually belongs to the wider sentence after the idiom.
For can introduce purpose after the idiom, not directly after the adjective.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Outside the idiom, unturned is rare in modern English.
✕ The pages stayed unturned by me. ✓ I did not turn the pages.The idiom normally appears without a direct complement after unturned.
✕ They left no stone unturned with the case. ✓ They left no stone unturned in the case.On is not idiomatic with unturned.
✕ No stone was left unturned on the matter. ✓ No stone was left unturned in the matter.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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No. It is mainly used in the expression leave no stone unturned.
It means to try every possible method or option.
These combinations are not standard modern English.
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