How to Use unaccounted for in a Sentence

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  • Koch, 40, who was homeless, was among those who are unaccounted for in the wake of the tragedy on Maui.
    Tom Hays, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • About 130 hostages remain unaccounted for, with some known to be dead.
    Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The only physical key for the dorm suite that was unaccounted for is the one assigned to Jordan, records show.
    Andi Babineau, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The city doesn’t know what happened to the others: More than half the people relocated from the trail are unaccounted for.
    Marisa Kendall, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In one case, four members of what appears to be the same family are unaccounted for.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Three adults and three children who resided at the East Lansdowne, Pa., home were unaccounted for.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • At least 115 people have died from the fires so far, with several more still unaccounted for.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The sheer numbers of people dead or unaccounted for in the Libyan city of Derna are overwhelming survivors.
    Alex Crawford, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Fifteen Americans remain unaccounted for, feared to be among the more than 120 hostages Hamas is holding in Gaza.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • This time, with the teen still unaccounted for on June 13, the grandmother reported her missing.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Two victims had been unaccounted for, a city official said the prior day.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 5 June 2023
  • Beyond the 22 known to have been killed, the State Department said at least 17 more Americans remain unaccounted for.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Crews are trying to locate others who may be unaccounted for after the home was flattened.
    Karen Cortes, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • When the teen was still unaccounted for on June 13, the grandmother reported her missing.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • As of last month, some 600 people remained unaccounted for.
    Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Four men remain unaccounted for, and are presumed dead.
    Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Nichol Simpson, holding a missing-persons flyer for her brother Tony, who was unaccounted for in the weeks after the fire.
    Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • With the growing death toll, the number of Americans who remained unaccounted for fell to 13 people, the State Department said.
    By vivian Salama, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Among the dead are 27 Americans, and 14 remain unaccounted for.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2023
  • On the Ukrainian side, three people were unaccounted for, the National Police said.
    Victoria Kim, New York Times, 7 June 2023
  • More than 1,000 people still remain unaccounted for in Maui.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Forty people are confirmed dead, and at least 76 remain unaccounted for.
    WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Only seven seats were left unaccounted for — not enough to change the outcome as reported by the commission.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Search for missing continues The list of nearly 400 names of the unaccounted for presents a grim picture of the toll from the fires: communities, and whole families, destroyed.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Rescuers found two of the victims, one of whom was unharmed and the other of whom is in serious condition, but six remain unaccounted for and are presumed dead.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The administration said that 10 Americans who are unaccounted for are believed to be among the hostages.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The bodies of two of the missing workers have since been recovered, while four remain unaccounted for and are presumed dead, officials said.
    Aisha Frazier, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Six workers remain unaccounted for and are being searched for, Wiedefeld said.
    Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024

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