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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Norway, Denmark and Germany have also reported incidents involving unidentified drones in their airspace in last week, causing disruption to airports and air traffic.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
An unidentified person on the sideline picked the ball up and tossed it back to Biles, who celebrated with a Eurostep toward the stands and tossed the ball to his family.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The composition is formal and stiff, notable mainly for the presence of the unidentified girl.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump first began suggesting Wray should be be investigated by the Justice Department after the conservative outlet The Blaze, citing an unidentified congressional source, reported last week that 274 FBI agents had been embedded in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
An unidentified person on the sideline picked the ball up and tossed it back to Biles, who celebrated with a Eurostep toward the stands and tossed the ball to his family.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The composition is formal and stiff, notable mainly for the presence of the unidentified girl.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump first began suggesting Wray should be be investigated by the Justice Department after the conservative outlet The Blaze, citing an unidentified congressional source, reported last week that 274 FBI agents had been embedded in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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