How to Use unlicensed in a Sentence

unlicensed

adjective
  • Three times the church was cited for unlicensed liquor sales.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Centers that are unlicensed also must post a sign that says so.
    — Mark Sherman, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Centers that are unlicensed were required to post a sign that said so.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
  • An unlicensed firearm was found in the center console of the car.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
  • There was a lot of shebeens [unlicensed bars] and blues parties in our area.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • But in some states, unlicensed sellers at gun shows don’t have to follow the same rules.
    — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Eggs from unlicensed farm packaged in a licensed farm’s egg crate.
    — oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Hemsworth laughs when asked about filming these scenes with an unlicensed driver.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 7 May 2024
  • That’s because the products are deemed to be unlicensed drugs.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Abusers could buy a gun from an unlicensed seller or borrow a gun from someone else.
    — al, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Much of this output was unlicensed and spun far past its creator’s control.
    — Brett Sokol, New York Times, 23 May 2018
  • Talk to your kids about the dangers of drinking and unlicensed driving.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Illinois law would end unlicensed hemp sales in either case.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Of those, more than 20 were unlicensed vendors.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
  • One way to check for licensed and unlicensed options is by scanning the postings in your area.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Police said Davis got into a hack, or unlicensed cab, and pulled a gun on the driver.
    — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2018
  • But the seller might then do the work themselves, hire unlicensed workers or fail to make the repairs at all.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The group says 10 puppies and five adult dogs were removed from the unlicensed breeder's home.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 31 May 2018
  • Lazzaro and Muñoz each has pleaded not guilty to unlicensed practice.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
  • Google read the French law as allowing unlicensed use of the headline of a story, but not more than that.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Only three of the unlicensed vendors cited this year have paid their fines, health department records show.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Hyde wants the city to commit to closing unlicensed shops by a certain date.
    — Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Sheriff’s records show Lopez, 39, faces six felony counts of unlicensed practice of health care.
    — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2018
  • Just last year, Abbott signed a law that allows the unlicensed carry of handguns.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 26 May 2022
  • New York State is beginning to find some success in its own fight against unlicensed stores.
    — Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024
  • Empyreal says Franco also falsely told the judge that some of the pot stores whose cash was in the van were unlicensed.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The owner was arrested, and the unlicensed shop was shuttered.
    — NBC News, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Ideally, the fans never even have the chance to encounter the unlicensed content.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
  • All 22 got them from unlicensed or untrained people in non-healthcare settings like homes and spas.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The gold is then sold to buyers, some of them unlicensed, who transfer it to smelters in Brazil and abroad for refinement.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022

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