How to Use unattended in a Sentence

unattended

adjective

• Her purse was left unattended in a room near the front of the salon.
  — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2019
• Burn the brush in a small fire pit where the flames can be contained, and don’t leave the fire unattended.
  — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2019
• Along with the drugs, sources claimed unattended guns were lying around the home.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2022
• The beans could simmer unattended while the cook was busy with the laundry and other chores.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
• Pets must be on a leash in public places and cannot be left unattended.
  — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
• There's some that have been known to smolder, if left unattended to, for that long.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2020
• Never leave a fire unattended, and keep children and pets far away from the flame.
  — Laura (fisher) Matta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
• He was asked to leave the hotel, where staff was advised of a cat left unattended in their room.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2020
• An unattended squad car caught on fire, and the fire soon spread to a second, as well as to a telephone pole that cracked.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 2 June 2020
• The fire was caused by a small barbecue grill that had been left unattended on a deck, Mitchell said.
  — Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2021
• Each state has its own patchwork of laws about the ages kids are allowed to be left unattended.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2019
• Jones was alone with the child for at least five minutes when the man left the two unattended, according to the warrant.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
• Gutierrez-Reed's attorneys said that on the day of the shooting, the gun was left unattended for two hours.
  — NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
• Many, but not all, of states with those laws have outlawed leaving a child in a car unattended.
  — Scottie Andrew and Aj Willingham, CNN, 30 July 2019
• Just keep in mind that scavengers can steal your hard work if left unattended.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020
• The only pets that should be left unattended are those kept in a kennel with a covered top.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
• Two of them died from wounds to the head after finding loose firearms, loaded and unattended.
  — Henri Hollis, ajc, 7 Sep. 2023
• While the flock is busy mobbing a predator, nests can be left unattended.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
• If left unattended, garlic plants will sprout tiny purple or white flower buds at the tips of the scapes.
  — Emily Saladino, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2023
• Sources told Rolling Stone that the farm is not safe for children, alleging that guns are left unattended around the house.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2022
• There is the sadness of an unattended lemonade stand or of free samples when no one takes any.
  — Mari Andrew, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2022
• Just this week in Houston, a 3-month-old died after he was left unattended in a car, the police said.
  — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• Cooking is the number one cause of home fires and unattended cooking is the leading cause of fire.
  — Maggie Rauser, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 Oct. 2020
• Pets can also stay at the campground but may not be left unattended.
  — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 7 May 2021
• But as most relics often do, the boxes again sat unattended for years.
  — Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2020
• Over time, if left unattended, our love can just fade too far into the distance.
  — Serena Coady, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
• In any case, our advice holds: Pick a day to process the updates, and schedule them for a time where your PC will run unattended.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 21 May 2019
• The call was about dogs barking in an unattended vehicle in the parking lot.
  — NBC News, 4 Jan. 2022
• The state also does not require unattended firearms to be stored in a certain way or require a locking device to be sold with a firearm.
  — CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
• Medics at the three hospitals have refused Israeli orders to evacuate their hospitals and leave patients unattended.
  — Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024