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
an unidentified worker reported the security breach
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
Recent Examples on the Web
An unidentified man pulled up next to her in an SUV and opened fire, killing them.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
On July 4, 2022, the memo said, Deputies Jose Peralta and Johnathan Gutierrez walked up to the unidentified inmate’s cell to escort him to the shower.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
Those still unidentified include a toddler and her mother, who was nicknamed Peaches, and an Asian man who was wearing women’s clothing and appeared to have been brutally beaten.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Similar research has helped officials identify decades-old remains such as those of Rodney Rumsey, who went missing in the 1980s, and the body of Sherman George, a California resident who died in Arizona in 1996 and whose body was unidentified until last year.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 May 2024
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
On July 4, 2022, the memo said, Deputies Jose Peralta and Johnathan Gutierrez walked up to the unidentified inmate’s cell to escort him to the shower.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
Those still unidentified include a toddler and her mother, who was nicknamed Peaches, and an Asian man who was wearing women’s clothing and appeared to have been brutally beaten.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Similar research has helped officials identify decades-old remains such as those of Rodney Rumsey, who went missing in the 1980s, and the body of Sherman George, a California resident who died in Arizona in 1996 and whose body was unidentified until last year.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 May 2024
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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