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.
Synonyms
Examples of unavailable in a Sentence
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The Clippers led by as many as 29 points, but with Leonard still unavailable because of a right knee injury that sidelined him for the last two weeks of the regular season, the game was never entirely out of reach.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Make the witness ‘unavailable’ The defense attorneys said Rundle tacitly endorses misbehavior by offering no consequences for it.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Here’s how to help Indiana’s bats Installing bat boxes can help provide emergency shelters for bats that might need them when proper roosts are unavailable.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Songs from other popular UMG artists, such as Drake and Olivia Rodrigo, appeared to still be unavailable as of Thursday afternoon.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The second time officers arrived at Lynch’s parents’ house on Arbor Lane, the clinician was unavailable.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Exact viewership data for those titles is unavailable.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Court documents related to the case were unavailable Friday afternoon.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
The flagship establishment on the Lower East Side, Mondo Kim’s, housed 55,000 titles, including bootleg copies of films otherwise unavailable in the U.S. and a plethora of obscure DIY projects.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Make the witness ‘unavailable’ The defense attorneys said Rundle tacitly endorses misbehavior by offering no consequences for it.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Here’s how to help Indiana’s bats Installing bat boxes can help provide emergency shelters for bats that might need them when proper roosts are unavailable.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Songs from other popular UMG artists, such as Drake and Olivia Rodrigo, appeared to still be unavailable as of Thursday afternoon.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The second time officers arrived at Lynch’s parents’ house on Arbor Lane, the clinician was unavailable.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Exact viewership data for those titles is unavailable.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Court documents related to the case were unavailable Friday afternoon.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
The flagship establishment on the Lower East Side, Mondo Kim’s, housed 55,000 titles, including bootleg copies of films otherwise unavailable in the U.S. and a plethora of obscure DIY projects.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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