untraceable

adjective

un·​trace·​able ˌən-ˈtrā-sə-bəl How to pronounce untraceable (audio)
: not able to be traced
an untraceable phone call
an untraceable source
untraceable weapons

Examples of untraceable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 1984 aka the first Beverly Hills Cop movie, Axel with help from detectives Taggart and Rosewood (John Ashton and Judge Reinhold) uncovered a scheme by art collector Victor Maitland to smuggle into the States both untraceable bearer bonds and cocaine. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 July 2024 Much of the outside spending, which was used to bolster or attack candidates, came in the form of dark money untraceable to its original sources. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 July 2024 That puts taxpayers, not space-exploring billionaires, on the hook for damages from orbital debris if its origin can be proved and the company shown negligent—a tough proposition for untraceable paint chips. The Editors, Scientific American, 17 May 2024 But District Attorney Michael Allen said most of the weapons used in the nightclub attack were fabricated from untraceable ghost gun components that do not require a background check to procure. Christina Coulter, Fox News, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for untraceable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of untraceable was in 1661

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“Untraceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untraceable. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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