How to Use unsecured in a Sentence

unsecured

adjective
  • In many cases, the child got ahold of an unsecured gun in a home and fired.
    The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2023
  • The mama bear then found the home, which had an unsecured crawl-space opening, to sleep for the winter.
    Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Police seized two guns which were unsecured in the home.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2022
  • The death was one of several in recent months where a child found an unsecured gun.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The gate could also unlock while the truck is in park, causing unsecured cargo in the truck bed to fly out onto the road.
    USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
  • At one point, the host of the tour opened a trapdoor in the floor for customers to descend a shaky, unsecured ladder into a dark hole.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The wind could cause tree branches to fall and blow around unsecured objects, the weather service warned.
    Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2022
  • In January, Bloomberg reported that the cap on the unsecured bridge is 11.75%.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There were no safes or gun locks in the bedroom, the weapons were completely unsecured, Leyton said.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
  • She was released on a $2,000 unsecured bond, the sheriff's office added.
    Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Banks agreed to a maximum rate of 9% on $4 billion of unsecured bonds backing that deal.
    Davide Scigliuzzo, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
  • Carter said in the past 18 months there have been eight shooting deaths involved children and unsecured handguns.
    Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Because of the weightless nature of space, any object that is unsecured or not tied down is likely to float off.
    Simrin Singh, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The two most common types of loans are secured and unsecured personal loans.
    Mia Taylor, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The dog’s owner told police that the animal escaped through an unsecured gate in his fenced back yard.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 May 2022
  • The children were in a bedroom in their grandparent's home, where a gun was left unsecured, police said.
    Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Sunday Ticket is the only unsecured piece of the NFL rights portfolio.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 July 2022
  • Rust’s financiers would have had first dibs on the proceeds as unsecured creditors.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The most recent complaint, from February, said a resident was able to get out of the building through an unsecured door.
    CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Although all of the doors were locked, officers were able to get in through an unsecured window, reported WYFF.
    Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
  • United Airlines also found unsecured bolts on some of its Max 9s.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The company said this method eliminates the need to send unsecured gift cards, checks, or cash because, as Newsweek reported in 2022, those tend to get stolen.
    Emilia David, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2023
  • In recent years, several adults have been charged in Virginia after a child has fired an unsecured gun.
    Helen Kwong, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Files stored on the unsecured server contained the full names, phone numbers, and email addresses of more than 1 million teachers.
    WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The bear takes a final look around before finally moseying through the gate and out into the street (straight toward two unsecured trash cans).
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
  • One prior to church service and the other involving a door left unsecured after hours.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
  • That means the gate could inadvertently open while the car is parked, leading unsecured property in the bed to fly out when unaware drivers hit the road.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
  • All but one of the guns were unsecured and easily accessible to anyone in the apartment, the affidavit said.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Leaving an unsecured weapon where a child can find it is considered a misdemeanor of the second degree.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The statement forecasts winds in excess of 40 mph and half-inch hail as well as gusty winds capable of knocking down trees and blowing away unsecured outdoor items.
    Dan Carson, Chron, 7 Sep. 2022

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