How to Use undocumented in a Sentence

undocumented

adjective
  • The company cannot reimburse you for undocumented travel expenses.
  • The beauty of being undocumented is not in the pain.
    — Sonny Alejandra, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
  • So there are the children of people who are undocumented.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • People of color, the poor and the undocumented live in hotter places.
    — Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2021
  • With remote work, new risks emerged—voids in soft-skill learning and undocumented knowledge.
    — Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The short term challenge now is that coverage for the undocumented is going to end.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But like pesky flies waiting for warm weather to hatch and swarm across the land, federal agents again are on the prowl for the undocumented.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • If the suspect is an undocumented immigrant, the trail can go cold quickly.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Their work provides groceries, pantry items and other items to undocumented back-of-house workers.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
  • But undocumented immigrants aren’t just people who simply go to work each day.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This kind of long-term research requires buy-in from farmers and their workers who are often undocumented.
    — NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And this is not happening just to undocumented Black and brown people.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Obama had told the group that his health plan wouldn’t cover undocumented immigrants.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Not just for undocumented immigrants, but also for the people who already call this great city home.
    — Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Another undocumented immigrant was held hostage for four months in the house.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That was more interesting to me, to shed a light on the undocumented; the rawness and beauty of Black gay life.
    — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Voters were split on whether mass deportations of undocumented immigrants was good or bad for the city.
    — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • To be clear, New York's move is not about allowing undocumented people to vote.
    — Raul A. Reyes, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021
  • No, the state should not provide free or subsidized health care to undocumented immigrants.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • The group set their own deadline of June 30 for undocumented migrants to leave the country.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
  • Among the complaints were undocumented children just showing up at local schools without any warning from the state.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Once an undocumented grave is located in the app, users can answer a slew of questions related to the cemetery.
    — Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • The goal for both us and the borrower is to get their undocumented status changed to a permanent residence.
    — Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Collins then replaced a photo of the sign with a mug shot of an undocumented trucker named Akhror Bozorov.
    — Max Blau, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
  • Sow believes this is part of the problem, noting that the fear of being undocumented immigrants can hold these women back.
    — Houreidja Tall, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2023
  • The cuts have squeezed patient rolls of undocumented immigrants and restricted health care services for the poor.
    — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Soon, undocumented students who grew up in Texas and attended state schools found their tuition bills had more than doubled.
    — Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Trump seized on crimes committed by undocumented crimes multiple times throughout his speech.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Bannon rails against visas for skilled workers — not just undocumented immigrants.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
  • Whatley claimed no undocumented immigrants have crossed the southern border in three months.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025

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