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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With no parent or legal custodian, unaccompanied minors are transferred to ORR within 72 hours.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The class action case from 2019 was filed on behalf of individuals who entered the U.S. as unaccompanied minors and later sought asylum.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
Another San Francisco federal judge will hold a preliminary injunction hearing over the Trump administration’s freezing of funds under a law aimed at ensuring unaccompanied children receive legal counsel in immigration proceedings.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
In 2014, during the Central American migration crisis, the Obama Administration kept thousands of families in detention centers, including the sites in Karnes and Dilley, some for months at a time, arguing that Flores protections applied only to unaccompanied minors.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The class action case from 2019 was filed on behalf of individuals who entered the U.S. as unaccompanied minors and later sought asylum.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
Another San Francisco federal judge will hold a preliminary injunction hearing over the Trump administration’s freezing of funds under a law aimed at ensuring unaccompanied children receive legal counsel in immigration proceedings.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
In 2014, during the Central American migration crisis, the Obama Administration kept thousands of families in detention centers, including the sites in Karnes and Dilley, some for months at a time, arguing that Flores protections applied only to unaccompanied minors.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccompanied. Accessed 3 May. 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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