unaccounted for
idiom
—used to say that what happened to someone or something is not known
Many people were unaccounted for after the disaster.
A great deal of money remains unaccounted for.
Examples of unaccounted for in a Sentence
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Following a search of the building, a man and woman remain unaccounted for, Finley said.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 May 2024
But from the first Gulf Wars, there are just six soldiers unaccounted for, Wright said, and there are no unaccounted for soldiers from the war in Afghanistan.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024
Some 72,000 World War II soldiers remain unaccounted for, along with roughly 10,000 more from all the conflicts since.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024
More than 72,000 servicemembers from the war remain unaccounted for.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 21 May 2024
The owner got control of a second dog, but the third is missing and unaccounted for, according to the department.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Two bodies are still unaccounted for: Miguel Luna, 49, father and grandfather from El Salvador and José Mynor López, father of four from Guatemala.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
Montgomery has been in custody since the beginning of 2021 after his estranged ex-wife reported Harmony missing and Manchester police discovered she had been unaccounted for since 2019.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
Presumed dead, the 19-year-old was officially listed as lost and unaccounted for by the Army.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 May 2024
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 May 2024
But from the first Gulf Wars, there are just six soldiers unaccounted for, Wright said, and there are no unaccounted for soldiers from the war in Afghanistan.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 May 2024
Some 72,000 World War II soldiers remain unaccounted for, along with roughly 10,000 more from all the conflicts since.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024
More than 72,000 servicemembers from the war remain unaccounted for.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 21 May 2024
The owner got control of a second dog, but the third is missing and unaccounted for, according to the department.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Two bodies are still unaccounted for: Miguel Luna, 49, father and grandfather from El Salvador and José Mynor López, father of four from Guatemala.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
Montgomery has been in custody since the beginning of 2021 after his estranged ex-wife reported Harmony missing and Manchester police discovered she had been unaccounted for since 2019.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
Presumed dead, the 19-year-old was officially listed as lost and unaccounted for by the Army.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 May 2024
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“Unaccounted for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccounted%20for. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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