unavailable
adjective
un·avail·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl 
: not available: such as
a
: not possible to get or use
a book that is currently unavailable online
The conference room is unavailable this afternoon.
b
: unable or unwilling to do something
Officials were unavailable for comment.
The manager is unavailable to speak with you right now.
Examples of unavailable in a Sentence
the commander is unavailable right now
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No More Deaths, an organization that tracks migrant deaths and provides humanitarian assistance to migrants, was unavailable to comment on Hollarsmith's detention.
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David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
With Dalton Rushing also unavailable, Los Angeles had to turn to backup catcher Ben Rortvedt to start in the playoffs.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That appears to include Shark Valley, where a private company that runs the tram tours noted that the tours were unavailable and the attraction is closed.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, with Mittelstadt (lower body) unavailable, Zacha practiced at center on a four-forward line with Murat Khusnutdinov, Matej Blumel and Alex Steeves.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
With Dalton Rushing also unavailable, Los Angeles had to turn to backup catcher Ben Rortvedt to start in the playoffs.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That appears to include Shark Valley, where a private company that runs the tram tours noted that the tours were unavailable and the attraction is closed.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, with Mittelstadt (lower body) unavailable, Zacha practiced at center on a four-forward line with Murat Khusnutdinov, Matej Blumel and Alex Steeves.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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