How to Use unauthorized in a Sentence

unauthorized

adjective
  • Small, unauthorized charges can be early signs of fraud.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • They are no longer seen as children in need of care, but as links to unauthorized adults.
    Ruchira Gupta, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
  • That means customers could have had an unauthorized account open for over a decade.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 14 July 2023
  • These tools can help flag or block unauthorized access attempts.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
  • At that time, the agency had seized 22 unauthorized drones.
    Larry Seward, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Passengers who choose to use unauthorized services do so at their own risk.
    Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The man was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2022
  • She was sentenced to time served for that unauthorized French journey.
    Jay Blackman, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Half the unauthorized population lived across these states at the time.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Your phone’s lock screen is the first barrier against unauthorized access.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2021
  • There's also unauthorized slots added to a number of offices.
    Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • By law, you are entitled to be reimbursed for any unauthorized charges on your card.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • Free said unauthorized use of hotel amenities can greatly impact the guests who did and do pay.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Nobody unauthorized was getting at this stuff.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • He was charged with one count of unauthorized entry into a car and two counts of assault in the third degree.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Check your credit report, and report any unauthorized use of of your credit cards.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
  • And yet, unauthorized vapes are widely available.
    Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • Look for unauthorized entries and add a security alert or freeze to both.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • He was charged with unauthorized videotaping of a minor, a class 3 felony.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Town staff was supposed to be keeping unauthorized people out of the pool, but failed to do so, the suit contends.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • He was charged with one count of unauthorized video recording, and was released with a notice to appear in court.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The letter was unauthorized, and in no way speaks for our institution.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The sticking point, of course, is whether the company will rule the breach was indeed unauthorized or lay the blame on you.
    Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Disney threatened to sue for unauthorized use of a Disney princess.
    Nathan Smith, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The company said this was the same issue that led to the unauthorized access the prior week.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • The code is designed to prevent unauthorized access to an account.
    Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • He was also accused of unauthorized use of a vehicle, though the charge was later dropped.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Start by checking your login history to see if there are any unauthorized sign-ins on your email or work accounts.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Declyn Lauper is charged with a felony count of unauthorized use of a vehicle.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 July 2022
  • Calls from a phone in Italy saying in Spanish about an unauthorized charge on a credit card.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

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