unidentified
adjective
un·iden·ti·fied
ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd 
-ə-ˈden-
: not having a known or established identity : not identified
unidentified flying objects
an unidentified suspect
Examples of unidentified in a Sentence
an unidentified worker reported the security breach
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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The bodies of 53 unidentified Palestinians, along with 86 unidentified human remains, were laid to rest Friday at a mass burial in a cemetery in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
The unidentified man, who is a French national born in 1978, allegedly tried to attack an officer guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and was shot by another officer.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
An undisclosed amount of funds had disappeared, and the unidentified brother was convinced McBride took it, the report read.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
Officers in West Deptford were called to the scene on Friday morning after an unidentified person showed up at the home to ask about the woman who lives there, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
The unidentified man, who is a French national born in 1978, allegedly tried to attack an officer guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and was shot by another officer.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
An undisclosed amount of funds had disappeared, and the unidentified brother was convinced McBride took it, the report read.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
Officers in West Deptford were called to the scene on Friday morning after an unidentified person showed up at the home to ask about the woman who lives there, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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