How to Use unconfirmed in a Sentence

unconfirmed

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  • The wood is Douglas fir; the origin of the sand, unconfirmed.
    New York Times, 5 May 2021
  • It’s unconfirmed at this time if Malia will direct the project.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
  • As of Wednesday, the app showed that there have been 11 sightings — both confirmed and unconfirmed — over the course of the past week.
    Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 30 June 2022
  • There were no reports of gunfire in the area and the time of death is unconfirmed, Osborn said.
    Gwendolyn Wu, Houston Chronicle, 23 May 2020
  • The lead-up to the shooting is largely unknown and unconfirmed.
    Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 17 Oct. 2022
  • But the unconfirmed news is already causing quite a stir.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 3 July 2023
  • To them, some facts will always be best left unconfirmed.
    New York Times, 7 May 2022
  • Though as yet unconfirmed, the child seems to have drowned, according to police.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Reports about any new entries to the airport at all were sparse, and unconfirmed.
    New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The discovery of the barn owl family in a nest was the first in 22 years despite an uptick in unconfirmed sightings in the southern part of the state.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Although the news remains unconfirmed for now, a third season wouldn't be out of the question.
    Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 30 Dec. 2019
  • The second season will air on Netflix for an unconfirmed date which may be in 2023.
    Brooke Lamantia, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Ethan Hawke is rumored to be playing the show's main villain, though his part is unconfirmed.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2022
  • There have been rumors (unconfirmed) that some players went out on the town in Atlanta.
    Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
  • Hawke's role is unconfirmed but he is rumored to be playing the show's main villain.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • But all of these leaks are merely unconfirmed rumors at this point.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 16 Apr. 2021
  • There are even some unconfirmed reports Pepi is closing in on a deal to move to a European club.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2021
  • An unconfirmed video said to capture the attack shows a drone flying past the dome of the Senate Palace before blowing up.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Fox 5 New York reported that four other houses in the area were damaged in the blast and that its cause was unconfirmed.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Late Monday, police tweeted that a body had been found but that the identity of that person and the cause of death was unconfirmed.
    CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The Senate approved a swath of the governor's picks last fall, some of whom had been serving more than three years unconfirmed.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
  • It has been run by unconfirmed acting secretaries for the past 18 months.
    Joseph Marks, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2020
  • There are unconfirmed rumors that more than 100 people have lost their lives.
    Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Before his book was released last month, that gold Trans Am was the unconfirmed stuff of Texas football legend.
    Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2022
  • But the reports are still unconfirmed, and in some cases have been retracted.
    Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Back in May there was an unconfirmed report of a gator killing a golden retriever.
    Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 14 July 2023
  • The original version of the book had no mention of Wuhan and was changed later in 1989 for unconfirmed reasons.
    Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 4 June 2020
  • The app publicly tracks both confirmed and unconfirmed shark sightings.
    Fox News, 2 July 2022
  • While the reports remain unconfirmed, the location would be an ideal choice for the couple.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • So many actors were rumored for parts in Deadpool & Wolverine that its lead stars resolved not to comment on any of them, letting the unconfirmed rumblings bolster the buzz.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024

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