How to Use unsecured in a Sentence
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The loan is unsecured and can be tapped over the course of three years.
— Hayden Field, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024 -
The home had been left unsecured and 23 firearms were stolen.
— Star Tribune, 1 May 2021 -
In many cases, the child got ahold of an unsecured gun in a home and fired.
— The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2023 -
Yet in most school shootings, the weapon is a firearm left unsecured in the home.
— Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021 -
The loans are made at the point of sale to finance a one-time, unsecured purchase.
— Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024 -
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 suspect had entered the store through an unsecured door as the business was closing for the day.
— cleveland, 10 Apr. 2020 -
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 -
On the other hand, unsecured debt such as credit card debt may be wiped out.
— Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 20 Aug. 2021 -
As a result, the Fed’s Main Street loans are mostly unsecured.
— George Selgin, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020 -
This was to be paid off when Filhart would be 84, and this loan was also unsecured, the lawsuit says.
— Bill Rankin, ajc, 6 May 2020 -
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 -
And then the sender can use that public key to encrypt their message, send it over the unsecured channel.
— Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Wind gusts up to 40 mph, which could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects were listed as the main impact from the storm.
— Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024 -
The statement said three children had been left alone in a bedroom with an unsecured gun.
— NBC News, 24 Nov. 2021 -
The home under construction was unsecured and had no doors and no fence.
— Bill Rankin, ajc, 11 Nov. 2021 -
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 -
Swiping in from the side of the screen to go back sounds a bit scary, since the Razr's display is unsecured on the sides thanks to the sliding, folding hinge mechanism.
— Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2020 -
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 -
At the very bottom of priorities are unsecured claims, which is often the largest chunk of debt.
— Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 17 Sep. 2020 -
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 -
Among the unsecured information was driver's license numbers, dates of birth and insurance quotes.
— Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 -
In negotiations to take ownership, the group sweetened the deal by increasing the payments going to individual opioid victims and other unsecured creditors.
— Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
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