Examples of unowned in a Sentence
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Those independent, unowned, free-roaming outdoor felines are community cats.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
Talent leaves when the gap feels dishonest and unowned, not simply when budgets are tight.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Lautenschlager refers to Joy as a community cat, which is a term often used to describe outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cats.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
So the purchase consisted of $443 million for the unowned portion and up to $221 million upon reaching certain regulatory milestones.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The remainder of the unowned cats pose a risk not only to the local wildlife, but to people too.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Philosopher Garrett Hardin’s original description of the tragedy of the commons was couched in terms of a shepherd bringing one more sheep to graze on an unowned pasture.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
Talent leaves when the gap feels dishonest and unowned, not simply when budgets are tight.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Lautenschlager refers to Joy as a community cat, which is a term often used to describe outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cats.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
So the purchase consisted of $443 million for the unowned portion and up to $221 million upon reaching certain regulatory milestones.
—Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The remainder of the unowned cats pose a risk not only to the local wildlife, but to people too.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Philosopher Garrett Hardin’s original description of the tragedy of the commons was couched in terms of a shepherd bringing one more sheep to graze on an unowned pasture.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Unowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unowned. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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