: 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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The unnamed benefactor gave $100,000 to the Pima County Attorney's Office tip line.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The drama is shot with a documentarian’s eye and unfolds in the ruins of an unnamed city, but its setting is far from nebulous — not least because of the presence of a few Palestinian flags.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Rudolf, who has represented Friedland, said in the filing that an unnamed CMPD detective told him about the DNA evidence.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Investigators wrote that the man’s son was ultimately hired by one of the unnamed vendors, and assigned to a project that was not MTA-related.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The drama is shot with a documentarian’s eye and unfolds in the ruins of an unnamed city, but its setting is far from nebulous — not least because of the presence of a few Palestinian flags.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Rudolf, who has represented Friedland, said in the filing that an unnamed CMPD detective told him about the DNA evidence.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Investigators wrote that the man’s son was ultimately hired by one of the unnamed vendors, and assigned to a project that was not MTA-related.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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 25 Feb. 2026.
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