unaccounted for

phrase

—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 government's national toll of at least 265 dead and 500 missing lags far behind counts from local authorities, while an independent database lists over 4,100 as unaccounted for. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Civilian-run databases estimate nearly 4,000 people are still unaccounted for. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

In 2010, Nigeria awarded a four-hundred-and-seventy-million-dollar contract to a Chinese company to install CCTV cameras around Abuja; there is still not a single working camera, and the money is unaccounted for. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire off Java, killing at least five and leaving 41 unaccounted for as nearby ships evacuated hundreds from the burning vessel. — Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for unaccounted for

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