unidentified
adjective
un·iden·ti·fied
ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd 
-ə-ˈden-
: not having a known or established identity : not identified
unidentified flying objects
an unidentified suspect
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Examples of unidentified in a Sentence
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The unidentified teacher also forwarded the audio to several media outlets and groups including the NAACP, investigators said.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Fields and an unidentified 2-year-old child were in the car at the time of the arrest, Mysanantonio.com reported, though police did not confirm that to PEOPLE.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Another unidentified defendant was the Trump campaign's Director of Election Day Operations, a title that belonged to Mike Roman.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
The unidentified minor is being prosecuted in juvenile court, MCAO said.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
Police said in an April 9 social media post that the victim and five unidentified suspects were involved in an argument and a physical fight before the shooting.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Fe quickly found a new mate, an unidentified male, and hatched her 40th chick.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
From December 1941 to June 1944, unidentified remains from the USS Oklahoma were collected and interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries on Oahu.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2024
Her news came weeks after King Charles III, William’s father, announced that he too was diagnosed with an unidentified form of cancer in February.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Fields and an unidentified 2-year-old child were in the car at the time of the arrest, Mysanantonio.com reported, though police did not confirm that to PEOPLE.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Another unidentified defendant was the Trump campaign's Director of Election Day Operations, a title that belonged to Mike Roman.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
The unidentified minor is being prosecuted in juvenile court, MCAO said.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
Police said in an April 9 social media post that the victim and five unidentified suspects were involved in an argument and a physical fight before the shooting.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Fe quickly found a new mate, an unidentified male, and hatched her 40th chick.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
From December 1941 to June 1944, unidentified remains from the USS Oklahoma were collected and interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries on Oahu.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2024
Her news came weeks after King Charles III, William’s father, announced that he too was diagnosed with an unidentified form of cancer in February.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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