unaccounted
adjective
un·ac·count·ed
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Definition of unaccounted
: not accounted : unexplained
—often used with for
Examples of unaccounted in a Sentence
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The government also announced a telephone hotline where Bahamians can call to report family members who have been unaccounted for since the storm. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Dorian death toll rises to 44 in Bahamas," 9 Sep. 2019 Ventura County fire Captain Brian McGrath told CBS News 34 people were unaccounted for. — Alex Sundby, CBS News, "34 people missing after deadly boat fire off coast of Southern California," 2 Sep. 2019 Decades later in the early 1970s, Verveer was looking at a book on Holland during the war and came across Carla van den Berg on a list of unaccounted for children and was amazed. — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "Holocaust survivors, liberators share stories at Kenny & Ziggy’s," 9 Aug. 2019 According to the Pentagon, 556 of the unaccounted-for hail from Pennsylvania and 166 come from New Jersey. — Julia Terruso, Philly.com, "After Trump-Kim summit, Philly-area family asking 'What about my brother' could finally get an answer," 20 June 2018 High rates of unaccounted-for water often signal breaks or leaks in water lines. — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Apopka cuts water loss with new 'smart' meters as part of $4.6 million upgrade," 11 June 2018 Last year, only 8% of the water was unaccounted for, Philips said. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Deerfield sees results with efforts to reduce water main breaks, improve meters," 22 Aug. 2019 Together, the fires have flattened communities, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes, and left more than 80 people dead and 1,000 unaccounted for. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, "California Fires: What to Know If You're Visiting California This Week," 21 Nov. 2018 Currently, there are 72,708 service members (about 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "Remains of Ohio man who died in WWII return home Thursday, public funeral set for Saturday," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unaccounted.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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