unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd 
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent spread of sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Examples of unprotected in a Sentence
They're planning to build roads over thousands of acres of unprotected land.
If your computer is unprotected, you're likely to get a virus.
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During his run as head coach at the University of Michigan, Edina native Mel Pearson noted that playing on the Gophers’ big ice caused many young defenders to stray farther and farther away from their own net, leaving the Wolverines’ goalie unprotected at times.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Prolonged, unprotected exposure to the high noise levels of a leaf vacuum can cause lasting hearing loss.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Steinbaugh and Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment scholar and professor of law emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, both pointed to Bondi’s misrepresentation of hate speech as legally unprotected and the FCC’s role in Kimmel’s suspension.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Even if a baby’s mother is negative, other members of their household may carry the virus, and vaccinations at 1 month of age can leave them unprotected for those first few weeks.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Prolonged, unprotected exposure to the high noise levels of a leaf vacuum can cause lasting hearing loss.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Steinbaugh and Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment scholar and professor of law emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, both pointed to Bondi’s misrepresentation of hate speech as legally unprotected and the FCC’s role in Kimmel’s suspension.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Even if a baby’s mother is negative, other members of their household may carry the virus, and vaccinations at 1 month of age can leave them unprotected for those first few weeks.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprotected
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprotected. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Medical Definition
unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
-prə-ˈtek-təd
: not protected
especially
: performed without measures to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sexual intercourse
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