unclaimed
adjective
un·claimed
ˌən-ˈklāmd 
: not claimed
specifically
: not called for by an owner or consignee
unclaimed property/goods
Examples of unclaimed in a Sentence
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After his body went unclaimed for months, the Hinds County coroner’s office had Wade buried in a pauper’s field on the grounds of the county jail work farm, his grave marked only by a number.
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Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
And so, these two sociologists set out to gather the stories of those who in death go unclaimed.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
Another $25,000 a year for life prize was set to expire on May 17 after going unclaimed in Massachusetts for a year, lottery officials said.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
If the prize goes unclaimed, the money goes to the Michigan School Aid Fund.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
The police still put unclaimed property up for auction, but not before every effort is made to locate its owner.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
In some instances, cities will auction off cars that have been sitting in lots too long unclaimed.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
The San Francisco Giants’ president of baseball operations, Farhan Zaidi, pushed back Monday that the organization did anything untoward in their handling of former third baseman J.D. Davis, who went unclaimed on waivers and was released.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
If unclaimed, the prizes will go to state programs.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
And so, these two sociologists set out to gather the stories of those who in death go unclaimed.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
Another $25,000 a year for life prize was set to expire on May 17 after going unclaimed in Massachusetts for a year, lottery officials said.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
If the prize goes unclaimed, the money goes to the Michigan School Aid Fund.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
The police still put unclaimed property up for auction, but not before every effort is made to locate its owner.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
In some instances, cities will auction off cars that have been sitting in lots too long unclaimed.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
The San Francisco Giants’ president of baseball operations, Farhan Zaidi, pushed back Monday that the organization did anything untoward in their handling of former third baseman J.D. Davis, who went unclaimed on waivers and was released.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
If unclaimed, the prizes will go to state programs.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1616, in the meaning defined above
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“Unclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclaimed. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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