How to Use unidentified in a Sentence

unidentified

adjective
  • Ward and the unidentified man died at the scene.
    — Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • They were joined on the trip by a third as yet unidentified male client.
    — Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The squad tries to track down and save an unidentified victim in a car crash.
    — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022
  • An unidentified man was declared dead at the scene.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The unidentified teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • An unidentified man and a dog were found dead in the debris, police said.
    — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Another unidentified body was found in the field at the same time.
    — CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The unidentified man limps out of view while Lowe rolls away in his wheelchair.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The unidentified neighbor then grabbed a gun and shot the would-be robber in the head.
    — Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Two of the victims were children, while the third was an unidentified adult male.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • At one point, the unidentified jump-man tries to bite a passenger's hand.
    — Emmett Jones, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2021
  • An unidentified bartender broke up the fight and helped Williams run to his car and drive away.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The driver, an unidentified male, was alone in the silver sedan.
    — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The body of the Asian man remains unidentified.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Fe quickly found a new mate, an unidentified male, and hatched her 40th chick.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The unidentified shooter or shooters ran from the scene.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
  • An unidentified officer joined him to view the video.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
  • For years, the victims went unidentified.
    — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Before long, the radar picks up an unidentified missile.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The unidentified driver stayed on scene after the crash.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
  • To a tomcat being stroked in the crook of an unidentified elbow.
    — Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
  • An unidentified white man fitted a towel over the wound in King's jaw.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The victim, who remains unidentified, died at the scene.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Roughly half a dozen spring breakers could be seen kicking the unidentified man to the ground.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Gun owners aren’t going to set their weapons aside when masked and unidentified strangers break in and try to abduct them.
    — Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • An unidentified man was trying to comfort her.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • According to an unidentified man on the phone, Busch was alert at the time.
    — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Do a quick fridge cleanout, tossing anything that’s past its prime or unidentified, then take out the trash right away.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The unidentified victim, a woman, was found in the basement of the home.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The agents each laid their money on the table, and an unidentified woman came in and scooped it all up.
    — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

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