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
—often followed by for or by to + a verb
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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And in 2025, Gano tweaked his groin while warming up before a 22-9 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3, leaving him unavailable for the first half.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Not only have Kulusevski and Maddison missed a lot of matches, Mohammed Kudus has also been sidelined, with Rodrigo Bentancur, Ben Davies, and Wilson Odobert unavailable for the next fixture against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, too.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Those rules aim to prevent higher-income employees from accessing a benefit that’s unavailable to lower earners.
—Sarah Agostino,stephanie Dhue,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Police blotter Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Not only have Kulusevski and Maddison missed a lot of matches, Mohammed Kudus has also been sidelined, with Rodrigo Bentancur, Ben Davies, and Wilson Odobert unavailable for the next fixture against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, too.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Those rules aim to prevent higher-income employees from accessing a benefit that’s unavailable to lower earners.
—Sarah Agostino,stephanie Dhue,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Police blotter Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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