unavailable
adjective
un·avail·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl 
: not available: such as
a
: not possible to get or use
a book that is currently unavailable online
The conference room is unavailable this afternoon.
b
: unable or unwilling to do something
Officials were unavailable for comment.
The manager is unavailable to speak with you right now.
Examples of unavailable in a Sentence
the commander is unavailable right now
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Rice was unavailable for Friday’s game, serving the first game of his six-game league suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Data for the final week is currently unavailable.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Arrighetti was unavailable for immediate comment.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Special surprises crafted just for the 2025 calendar, unavailable anywhere else.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Data for the final week is currently unavailable.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Arrighetti was unavailable for immediate comment.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Special surprises crafted just for the 2025 calendar, unavailable anywhere else.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unavailable
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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