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.
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Examples of unavailable in a Sentence
the commander is unavailable right now
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Last year, Idaho passed a law that made a firing squad the state’s backup method of execution when lethal injection drugs are unavailable, providing up to $750,000 for design and construction.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2024
Camilo Doval was unavailable Sunday, having pitched in four of their previous five games, so the Giants called on Rogers, who let a high chopper from Brandon Nimmo glance off his glove on the first pitch of the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2024
Camilo Doval was unavailable Sunday, having pitched in four of their previous five games, so the Giants called on Rogers, who let a high chopper from Brandon Nimmo glance off his glove on the first pitch of the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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