How to Use unclaimed in a Sentence

unclaimed

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  • Key, a 2018 third-round pick of the Raiders, went unclaimed on waivers last week.
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2021
  • If the prize goes unclaimed, the money goes to the Michigan School Aid Fund.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • On the bus, the VA crew had found veterans for the unclaimed shots.
    Author: Lisa Rein, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Hundreds more stray and unclaimed dogs are found on the streets each year.
    Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2022
  • That is one of the unclaimed dragons that lives in the Dragonmont: Vermithor, the bronze fury.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Tap or click for the secret places to check for unclaimed funds.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
  • For months, his body had lain in the Hinds County morgue, unclaimed.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Down the hall, in two rooms lined with bassinets, eight babies lay unclaimed.
    Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The ticket will go unclaimed if the winner does not come forward by the end of the day May 14.
    Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2021
  • Last month, a man grabbed unclaimed clothes off a for-sale rack near the front door and took off down the sidewalk.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • If that doesn’t happen, he’d be placed on waivers and, if unclaimed, offered back to the Sox.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
  • It’s one of the last great unclaimed spaces in New York and also one of the first: the top of the Woolworth Building.
    Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The money which sits in a trust and has since grown to more than $1 billion, remains unclaimed.
    Rachel Hatzipanagos, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Two of the three top prizes worth $2 million remain unclaimed for the Jackson game.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
  • One prize has been claimed, but the other remains unclaimed, the Lottery said.
    USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Check the unclaimed property database for your state and get it back.
    Jessica Roy Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Schroder had locked horns with Gov. John Bel Edwards over how much unclaimed funds could be transferred to the state.
    Clancy Dubos, NOLA.com, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Hart Island is where the city of New York buries the unknown, the unclaimed, or those too poor to afford a burial.
    CBS News, 26 Apr. 2020
  • The city would hold the equipment for up to 90 days and it would be considered abandoned if left unclaimed.
    Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024
  • All four of them went unclaimed and cleared waivers, but Ramirez elected free agency.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2020
  • When a body goes unclaimed in the province, the office of the Public Trustee of Nova Scotia takes over.
    New York Times, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Yet, amidst all these changes, one seat remains unclaimed.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • But Honey’s body was deemed unclaimed, the outlet says.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The abundant unclaimed space is inviting to drifters and loners.
    Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
  • In 2019 a large prize went unclaimed and doubled prizes for games, according to Gilliland.
    Mackenzie Brower, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
  • New York City’s Hart Island has long been a public cemetery for the poor or unclaimed.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2020
  • Mayfield will first be subject to waivers and, if unclaimed, will become a free agent.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
  • And there was plenty of unclaimed territory for those in search of it.
    Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Following an event, all unclaimed items are logged and secured for 30 days.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Any unclaimed prizes are returned to the state for programs approved by the Texas Legislature.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024

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