unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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For the survivors in Jerash, the site would serve as a reminder of the danger of unchecked microbes, lurking in the ecosystem.
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Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
The state of California, its Department of Education and officials were sued Thursday by two Jewish advocacy groups that alleged the state allowed antisemitic harassment of Jewish and Israeli students to go unchecked on campuses.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Sportsmen like Tawney are particularly troubled as Congress seeks to open more public land to unchecked development including a recent effort to push through a copper sulfide mine in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
An evil global cabal, an ineffectual justice system, the exercise of unchecked power by untrustworthy experts—these are familiar themes.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
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Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
The state of California, its Department of Education and officials were sued Thursday by two Jewish advocacy groups that alleged the state allowed antisemitic harassment of Jewish and Israeli students to go unchecked on campuses.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Sportsmen like Tawney are particularly troubled as Congress seeks to open more public land to unchecked development including a recent effort to push through a copper sulfide mine in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
An evil global cabal, an ineffectual justice system, the exercise of unchecked power by untrustworthy experts—these are familiar themes.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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