unaccompanied
adjective
un·ac·com·pa·nied
ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-nēd 
-ˈkämp-;
-ˈkəm-pə-,
-ˈkäm-
: not accompanied
especially
: being without instrumental accompaniment
Examples of unaccompanied in a Sentence
He attended the party unaccompanied.
Unaccompanied children are not allowed in the store.
All we've had from him is a lot of talk unaccompanied by any real effort to solve the problem.
a piece written for an unaccompanied cello
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The Biden administration also used Fort Bliss to house migrants who crossed the border as unaccompanied children.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Advertisement More than 600,000 unaccompanied children have entered the U.S. since 2019.
—Ruchira Gupta, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Fort Bliss was also used during the Biden administration as a site where unaccompanied immigrant children were detained.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2025
Citywide, all unaccompanied children under the age of 18 must be home by 11 p.m. In a new special curfew district comprising Downtown and Over-the-Rhine south of Liberty Street, children must be home by 9 p.m.
The curfew will be in effect every night, year-round.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Advertisement More than 600,000 unaccompanied children have entered the U.S. since 2019.
—Ruchira Gupta, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Fort Bliss was also used during the Biden administration as a site where unaccompanied immigrant children were detained.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2025
Citywide, all unaccompanied children under the age of 18 must be home by 11 p.m. In a new special curfew district comprising Downtown and Over-the-Rhine south of Liberty Street, children must be home by 9 p.m.
The curfew will be in effect every night, year-round.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaccompanied
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccompanied. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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unaccompanied
adjective
un·ac·com·pa·nied
ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-(ə-)nēd
: not accompanied
especially
: being without instrumental accompaniment
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