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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Another key finding of the study was that nearly all populations reached record levels of homelessness, affecting families with children, individuals, people staying in unsheltered or sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth.
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Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The center would aim to feed information from state and local police to federal authorities, including the locations of unaccompanied children, according to the document, which was posted to a government contracting website on Tuesday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The federal department of Health and Human Services, which Becerra ran from 2021 until earlier this year, is responsible for ensuring unaccompanied minors are released to family members or sponsors who will support them.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Between 2013 and 2014, the number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border increased nearly 80%, from 38,759 in fiscal year 2013 to 68,541 in fiscal year 2014.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The center would aim to feed information from state and local police to federal authorities, including the locations of unaccompanied children, according to the document, which was posted to a government contracting website on Tuesday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The federal department of Health and Human Services, which Becerra ran from 2021 until earlier this year, is responsible for ensuring unaccompanied minors are released to family members or sponsors who will support them.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Between 2013 and 2014, the number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border increased nearly 80%, from 38,759 in fiscal year 2013 to 68,541 in fiscal year 2014.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 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 12 Nov. 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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