unaccounted for

idiom

—used to say that what happened to someone or something is not known

Many people were unaccounted for after the disaster.

A great deal of money remains unaccounted for.

Examples of unaccounted for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The driver, identified as 21-year-old Elixandro Naranjo Miranda, and two passengers were able to reach the bank of the canal and climb out, but Ontiveros was unaccounted for, officers said. —Brandon Downs, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026

And in the corner of Hadder’s old office, unguarded and unaccounted for, was a loose pile of guns. —Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026

This, if gone unchecked or unaccounted for, can lead to a lack of execution, less command in the strike zone and a higher walk rate because of it. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026

Although some of our questions were answered, there still remains a lot of financial information that is unaccounted for. —R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for unaccounted for

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