unidentified
adjective
un·iden·ti·fied
ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd 
-ə-ˈden-
: not having a known or established identity : not identified
unidentified flying objects
an unidentified suspect
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Examples of unidentified in a Sentence
an unidentified worker reported the security breach
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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The unidentified victim was already on the tracks when the train slammed into him at the Junction Blvd.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Harris photographed the family from time to time, and many of these photos ended up in his archive, among the numerous family and baby pictures that remained unidentified, stored in boxes with nondescript labels.
—Robert Alan Grand, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
An unidentified individual in a car on the ground was also killed, according to local authorities.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The unidentified victim was bitten on the arm around 100 yards offshore from Bribie Island, Nine News reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Harris photographed the family from time to time, and many of these photos ended up in his archive, among the numerous family and baby pictures that remained unidentified, stored in boxes with nondescript labels.
—Robert Alan Grand, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
An unidentified individual in a car on the ground was also killed, according to local authorities.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The unidentified victim was bitten on the arm around 100 yards offshore from Bribie Island, Nine News reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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