unaccompanied
adjective
un·ac·com·pa·nied
ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-nēd 
-ˈkämp-;
-ˈkəm-pə-,
-ˈkäm-
: not accompanied
especially
: being without instrumental accompaniment
Examples of unaccompanied in a Sentence
He attended the party unaccompanied.
Unaccompanied children are not allowed in the store.
All we've had from him is a lot of talk unaccompanied by any real effort to solve the problem.
a piece written for an unaccompanied cello
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Alyssa Rodriguez gives a touching performance as 13-year-old Maria, one of 14,000 unaccompanied minor children from Cuba who arrived in the U.S. from 1960-1962 through Operation Peter Pan.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued a report saying that ICE cannot effectively keep track of the location and status of all unaccompanied noncitizen children.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
The groups, which filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction and block HHS from ceasing funding for legal representation for unaccompanied children.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has cancelled a $200 million legal representation contract for 26,000 children who crossed the U.S. border as unaccompanied minors, potentially leaving the kids to face deportation judges alone.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued a report saying that ICE cannot effectively keep track of the location and status of all unaccompanied noncitizen children.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
The groups, which filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction and block HHS from ceasing funding for legal representation for unaccompanied children.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has cancelled a $200 million legal representation contract for 26,000 children who crossed the U.S. border as unaccompanied minors, potentially leaving the kids to face deportation judges alone.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaccompanied
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccompanied. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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unaccompanied
adjective
un·ac·com·pa·nied
ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-(ə-)nēd
: not accompanied
especially
: being without instrumental accompaniment
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