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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But other Virginia localities with more than 2,300 unaccompanied migrant children include Alexandria, Manassas and Falls Church.
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
More than 100 unaccompanied children have been found at the southern border since November 24, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), including a four-year-old girl.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The human services portion of the HHS portfolio includes the Administration for Children and Families and its Office of Refugee Resettlement, which is charged with caring for undocumented and unaccompanied children apprehended along the border.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
The news comes amid a Homeland Security Inspector General report earlier this year that confirmed the Biden-Harris administration has lost track of tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
More than 100 unaccompanied children have been found at the southern border since November 24, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), including a four-year-old girl.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The human services portion of the HHS portfolio includes the Administration for Children and Families and its Office of Refugee Resettlement, which is charged with caring for undocumented and unaccompanied children apprehended along the border.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
The news comes amid a Homeland Security Inspector General report earlier this year that confirmed the Biden-Harris administration has lost track of tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccompanied. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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