: not having a name or identified by name : not named
a newly discovered and unnamed species
received their information from an unnamed informant
Examples of unnamed in a Sentence
used some unnamed procedure for testing the accuracy of the device
the newspaper article quoted several unnamed sources
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Her one ally, the as yet unnamed head of housekeeping, played by Madeleine Stowe, advises Lilly to make things right with Ronnie.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
It was acquired by the unnamed seller earlier in 2023 following Dodd’s death.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in a letter to Trump that Maxwell is working on filing a commutation application, citing an unnamed whistleblower.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In a vacuum, the more-than-a-year-old misstep by unnamed producers would not cause the very top heads of the organization to roll.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
It was acquired by the unnamed seller earlier in 2023 following Dodd’s death.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in a letter to Trump that Maxwell is working on filing a commutation application, citing an unnamed whistleblower.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In a vacuum, the more-than-a-year-old misstep by unnamed producers would not cause the very top heads of the organization to roll.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unnamed
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“Unnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnamed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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