How to Use whereabouts in a Sentence

whereabouts

noun
  • His current whereabouts are not known.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Her whereabouts all these years remain a mystery.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The whereabouts of the second grenade is unknown.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • His whereabouts when the murder took place is not accounted for.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The teen-agers, all of whom were Black, all told the same story of their whereabouts that evening.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Either way, clues to Lisa’s whereabouts prove just as obscure.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Berto initially only learned about her son’s whereabouts through his phone calls.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And now his whereabouts became the talk of a fall 2014 walk-through.
    — Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But most are still unsheltered or their whereabouts are unknown.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, five days later, her son’s whereabouts remain a mystery.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Their whereabouts remained unknown for decades.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
  • After this discovery, the police tried to track the whereabouts of the two young girls.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The whereabouts of only one of her engagement rings is known — the other two are lost to time.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • The whereabouts of the jewels remain a mystery.
    — Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The search for Nancy's whereabouts is days away from entering its fifth month.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
  • The boat’s exact whereabouts at the time of the attack is unknown, as well as the type of shark involved.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • Its current whereabouts are unknown.
    — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Its current whereabouts are unknown.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Their whereabouts remains a mystery.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
  • In fact, there were at least two Dutch Flats plaques, and their current whereabouts are unknown.
    — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The whereabouts of her famous white gloves and pink pillow box hat, however, are unknown.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, the speculation about her health and her whereabouts reached a fever pitch at one point; that’s how low-key the whole thing was kept.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Her whereabouts between then and showing up at Burke's home a year later are unclear.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The status and the whereabouts of the bear were not immediately known.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call Det.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s everything to know about the whereabouts of the iconic jewelry now.
    — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
  • His current whereabouts remain a mystery.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Her whereabouts remain unknown as of Monday.
    — Michael Ruiz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • No further information about the renter or her whereabouts was available.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Tennis’ whereabouts rules require players to give a location and time slot when they can be tested for each day of the year.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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