unscreened
adjective
un·screened
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Definition of unscreened
: not screened: such as
a
: not shut off or protected by a screen
an unscreened porch unscreened windows
b
: not passed through a screening device or procedure
unscreened questions unscreened luggage
Examples of unscreened in a Sentence
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The milk is unscreened and unpasteurized, which is why both the Food and Drug Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics advise against using it. — Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Everybody wants it’: The thriving breast milk market," 10 Aug. 2019 Szabo helped him retrieve the phone and then bypass security and board the flight with the unscreened phone. — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Hopkins International Airport security chief quits post after less than two years on the job," 16 July 2019 Price said smaller planes that would go unscreened are lighter and carry less fuel, making them less dangerous as weapons in the hands of terrorists like those who crashed four planes on Sept. 11, 2001. — Fox News, "TSA considering ending screening at 150 small airports: It's 'beyond comprehension,' says critic," 3 Aug. 2018 Members of the opposition party Alternative for Germany have charged that the country’s security situation has worsened since Chancellor Angela Merkel allowed roughly one million people to enter Germany unscreened and apply for asylum. — Melissa Eddy, New York Times, "6 Men Were Plotting Attack on Berlin Half-Marathon, Police Say," 8 Apr. 2018 The Comfort cared for 67 patients in its first two days, but wasn’t set up to receive unscreened patients, Mr. Raheem said. — Frances Robles And Sheri Fink, New York Times, "Amid Puerto Rico Disaster, Hospital Ship Admitted Just 6 Patients a Day," 6 Dec. 2017 The results at nine months postpartum showed that fewer mothers in the screening group experienced symptoms of major depression compared with unscreened mothers: 0.6% versus 2.5%. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "An easy opportunity to screen moms for postpartum depression," 12 Sep. 2017 Airports are upset TSA will abandon staffing at exit lanes, which don't have checkpoints but ensure that unscreened people don't wander into the gate area. — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, "TSA fees up, dog teams down in Trump budget," 23 May 2017 The Lawrenceville City Council voted recently to approve a special use permit to allow unscreened outdoor storage for a business on 3.09-acres at 297 Industrial Park Drive. — Karen Huppertz, ajc, "Lawrenceville approves unscreened outdoor storage," 12 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unscreened.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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