How to Use unexplained in a Sentence

unexplained

adjective
  • Note, too, the unexplained set of antlers strapped to the roof of his car.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
  • This leaves some of the most alarming blunders of the day unexplained.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Do your best to avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with any person with a new and unexplained rash.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Strange, unexplained things have been known to happen there.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Werewolf by Night might have just added another one to the list of unexplained weapons on Earth.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Oct. 2022
  • In fact, only 1% to 2% of the unexplained deaths had no unsafe sleep factors.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The report shed light on what had been a surprise and unexplained firing.
    Ryan J. Foley, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • In May 1993 an unexplained pulmonary illness killed a young Navajo man in the U.S.
    Alberto Lucas LÓpez, National Geographic, 17 June 2021
  • The relevance of the question went unexplained by Leach.
    Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Our father’s long unexplained absences, the fights between him and our mom.
    Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The others were either killed in crossfire, or their deaths are so far unexplained.
    Byreuters, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Since the story first picks up in the middle of the Sick, many details about its origin were left unexplained — until now.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
  • That left the question of where these unexplained cases were coming from.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 30 June 2020
  • The other two deaths remain unexplained: Buster's classmate Stephen Smith died in a hit and run that has never been solved.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • There were no furtive phone calls or unexplained absences.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Set out cardboard cutouts of Armas on the lawn, for unexplained reasons.
    Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 July 2020
  • The first unexplained cases, which was fatal, occurred in an adult in Kansas in March.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022
  • The death is being treated as unexplained at this time, but is not thought to be suspicious.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2020
  • But we are supposed to believe that his unexplained sole dissent in the Trump records case must be corrupt.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022
  • In June 2016, just two months after Makenzie was born, she was treated in the ER for unexplained choking.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • What drives their bizarre array of symptoms is, as yet, unexplained.
    Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Say goodbye to mud, dirt, crumbs, and other unexplained debris for good while prices start at $30 with savings of up to 83%.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024
  • Then there was an unexplained pause when Donald Trump did not host Obama.
    CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The tearing has continued for some time and is unexplained.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 18 Mar. 2025
  • News of the pact couldn’t have been worse timed after Zimparks reported the unexplained deaths of 22 elephants near Hwange.
    Tawanda Karombo, Quartz Africa, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The event was supposed to last an hour, but ran for almost two — yet key matters still remained unexplained.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The first unexplained death occurred 18 hours after the attack.
    Jennet Conant, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Also, that big red giant looks a lot like the unexplained mountain in the Indian ocean.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Guest hosts had stepped in for Clarkson during her unexplained absence.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Clarkson’s emotional speech on Thursday came in the wake of multiple unexplained absences from the daytime hit.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025

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