How to Use unsecured in a Sentence
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The loan is unsecured and can be tapped over the course of three years.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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The home had been left unsecured and 23 firearms were stolen.
—Star Tribune, 1 May 2021
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In many cases, the child got ahold of an unsecured gun in a home and fired.
—The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2023
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Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
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The winds will be strong enough to blow around unsecured objects.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
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Yet in most school shootings, the weapon is a firearm left unsecured in the home.
—Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021
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This way, no entrance is left unsecured.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, unsecured debt such as credit card debt may be wiped out.
—Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 20 Aug. 2021
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Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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The loans are made at the point of sale to finance a one-time, unsecured purchase.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024
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Debt relief works best for high-rate unsecured debts like credit cards.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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The mother said the teen took his father’s gun, which was left unsecured in the home.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
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The mother said the teen took his father's gun, which was left unsecured in the home.
—Justin Jouvenal, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018
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Find out how to start tackling your unsecured debts today.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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The gusts could be strong enough to break small tree limbs and move unsecured, lightweight objects.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
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The death was one of several in recent months where a child found an unsecured gun.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
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Sales have mainly been of unsecured consumer debt, for a few cents on the euro.
—The Economist, 29 May 2018
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The statement said three children had been left alone in a bedroom with an unsecured gun.
—NBC News, 24 Nov. 2021
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The home under construction was unsecured and had no doors and no fence.
—Bill Rankin, ajc, 11 Nov. 2021
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There is no cell service and nowhere to search for unsecured Wi-Fi.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 11 July 2019
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But what still isn’t clear is how much money would be available to pay its unsecured vendors.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
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But the unsecured creditors have something of a war chest to work with.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
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The body lay unsecured for more than 10 hours while burglars twice picked through the dead man’s room.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
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In one, the man got through a residence through an unsecured window.
—Chelsea Prince, ajc, 15 June 2018
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The mama bear then found the home, which had an unsecured crawl-space opening, to sleep for the winter.
—Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2022
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Where the calculus shifts, though, is with high-rate, unsecured debt like credit cards.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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The guns were not registered and were stored unsecured, police said.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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The shooting is the second in two days involving a child and an unsecured gun.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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The suspect had entered the store through an unsecured door as the business was closing for the day.
—cleveland, 10 Apr. 2020
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Medical debt is unsecured, meaning no asset, like a house or car, is tied to it.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 June 2026
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