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
Examples of unidentified in a Sentence
an unidentified worker reported the security breach
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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The unidentified suspect killed San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Nunez on Monday afternoon in Rancho Cucamonga, according to police.
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Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Video issued by the intelligence service shows an unidentified person holding a remote control, then pans to reveal a silver car on a road before the car explodes in a burst of flames.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The unidentified man was taken to Mercy Hospital, located a few blocks away from the arena.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The solo driver of the Jeep, an unidentified 24-year-old, was taken to a hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Video issued by the intelligence service shows an unidentified person holding a remote control, then pans to reveal a silver car on a road before the car explodes in a burst of flames.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The unidentified man was taken to Mercy Hospital, located a few blocks away from the arena.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The solo driver of the Jeep, an unidentified 24-year-old, was taken to a hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unidentified
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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