If $f$ is defined on $\mathbb{R}$ and $f$ is unbounded, is it necessarily true that $\lim_{|x|\to\infty} |f(x)| = \infty$?

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This question comes from the following problem:

A real-valued function $f$ defined on $\mathbb{R}$ has the following property: For every positive $\epsilon$, there exists positive $\delta$ such that, $|f(x) - f(1)|\ge \epsilon$ whenever $|x-1|\ge\delta$.

This property is equivalent to which of the following statements?

(C). $f$ is unbounded

(D). $\lim_{|x|\to\infty} |f(x)|=\infty$

The answer is D and this is obvious if you write down the definition. However, I am trying to understand why C is not correct. Noticing that D implies C, yet C is not the correct answer, it has to be the case that C does not imply D. If my logic is right, does that mean we can find some $f$ defined on $\mathbb{R}$ such that it is unbounded but $\lim_{|x|\to\infty} |f(x)| \ne \infty$?

I cannot think of an example. I thought about $f(x)=\frac{1}{x}$ but it is not defined at $x=0$. Perhaps something is wrong with my logic here?