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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While Kittle will provide a boost, this offense will still be a long way from full strength, especially if WR Ricky Pearsall remains unavailable.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
If Matthews is unavailable, Atlanta could juggle its offensive line and put guard Matthew Bergeron at tackle, but offensive coordinator Zac Robinson indicated that Jerrell would keep the left tackle spot in that scenario.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The system has been tested in Ukraine and is designed for high-precision operations even when GPS signals are unavailable.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
While our current board is a bit better about this, for most of the last four years, the majority on our school board has been unaccountable and unavailable to the public.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
If Matthews is unavailable, Atlanta could juggle its offensive line and put guard Matthew Bergeron at tackle, but offensive coordinator Zac Robinson indicated that Jerrell would keep the left tackle spot in that scenario.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The system has been tested in Ukraine and is designed for high-precision operations even when GPS signals are unavailable.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
While our current board is a bit better about this, for most of the last four years, the majority on our school board has been unaccountable and unavailable to the public.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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