unscreened
adjective
un·screened
ˌən-ˈskrēnd 
: not screened: such as
a
: not shut off or protected by a screen
an unscreened porch
unscreened windows
b
: not passed through a screening device or procedure
unscreened questions
unscreened luggage
Examples of unscreened in a Sentence
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Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
The city of Pasadena has not been totally unscreened since the pandemic.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Earlier diagnosis drastically improves survival, but unfortunately unscreened cancers account for 80 to 90 percent of cancer deaths, says Harpal Kumar, president of the European wing of Grail, a health care company whose mission is to detect cancer earlier.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure and to protect small babies when outdoors.
—Hartford Courant, 27 July 2022
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
The city of Pasadena has not been totally unscreened since the pandemic.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Earlier diagnosis drastically improves survival, but unfortunately unscreened cancers account for 80 to 90 percent of cancer deaths, says Harpal Kumar, president of the European wing of Grail, a health care company whose mission is to detect cancer earlier.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure and to protect small babies when outdoors.
—Hartford Courant, 27 July 2022
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“Unscreened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscreened. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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