How to Use unaccounted in a Sentence

unaccounted

adjective
  • The blaze is out, but dozens of children are still unaccounted for.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 26 Mar. 2018
  • In just the past week, at least nine people have died, and many more are unaccounted for.
    — Jamie Tarabay, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Things have gone unaccounted for and that’s a really hard part of this case.
    — Tasha Lemley, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2022
  • But there are still many buildings to comb through, many people still unaccounted for.
    — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
  • More than 200 tons of toxic lead from the roof and spire was unaccounted for.
    — Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 12 Mar. 2020
  • And two huge docks, like the ones that washed up in 2012, are still unaccounted for.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2017
  • One of the volunteers — the one he was supposed to meet — was unaccounted for.
    — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Most of the time, even a clean pocket didn’t last long as an unaccounted rusher would come flying through.
    — Carlos Mendez, star-telegram, 15 Oct. 2017
  • As the death toll continues to rise, thousands were unaccounted for in the storm's wake.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Eight of the nine items taken remain unaccounted for.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • While Lupita remains unaccounted for, the rest were able to reach the canal bank.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Most of their bodies have been returned, but two dozen remain unaccounted for.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The group wants to be part of the solution so that no relatives are unaccounted for.
    — Nienke Onneweer, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2021
  • As of this writing, the death toll has reached 79, with others still unaccounted for.
    — Aaron Johnson, Fortune, 23 June 2017
  • In fact, millions of tons remain unaccounted for.
    — Lisa Emili, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
  • One remains unaccounted for and is presumed dead.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Many of the occupants of the convoy are still unaccounted for -- one week later.
    — Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister and David McKenzie, CNN, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Jubas also said that one of the bullets fired at Spencer remains unaccounted for.
    — Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022
  • None of the workers who called 911 were aware Delph was unaccounted for.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Two of the lifeboats were empty and the fourth was reportedly unaccounted for.
    — Joseph Wilson, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The house caught fire, and Ballard said the suspect as well as two women who were in the home were unaccounted for.
    — Bloomberg.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Last year, only 8% of the water was unaccounted for, Philips said.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The remains are believed to be those of the homeowner, who was unaccounted for at the time of the blaze, troopers said.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • One skier remains unaccounted for and is presumed dead.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The storms and mud flows have killed at least 15 people and more than 20 people are unaccounted for.
    — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2018
  • To this day, almost all of the diamonds remain unaccounted for.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Two people remain unaccounted for there, the agency said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The death toll in one of the city's deadliest blazes rose to 128, and many remain unaccounted for.
    — David Rising, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
  • They were later told the girl, Gracey Weinhold, was unaccounted for and could still be inside.
    — oregonlive, 2 June 2020
  • One by one on Thursday, Creasey got word about the unaccounted pups from Dog Tag.
    — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2022

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