unaccompanied
adjective
un·ac·com·pa·nied
ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-nēd 
-ˈkämp-;
-ˈkəm-pə-,
-ˈkäm-
: not accompanied
especially
: being without instrumental accompaniment
Examples of unaccompanied in a Sentence
He attended the party unaccompanied.
Unaccompanied children are not allowed in the store.
All we've had from him is a lot of talk unaccompanied by any real effort to solve the problem.
a piece written for an unaccompanied cello
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Executive Director Mayra Jackson said in the Facebook post the work of lawyers assisting unaccompanied immigrant children protects these children from trafficking, abuse and exploitation.
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
For the privilege of sponsoring an unaccompanied migrant child, the bill would require the sponsor, often a relative who steps forward to care for the child, to pay a $3,500 fee.
—Bill Frelick, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Spotted on their surveillance cameras, as well as flagged as a concern by some neighbors, Pepper wrote that unaccompanied young children were playing at the playground after hours.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Florida does not publish data on how many unaccompanied children are currently housed in the state, DCF said previously.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
For the privilege of sponsoring an unaccompanied migrant child, the bill would require the sponsor, often a relative who steps forward to care for the child, to pay a $3,500 fee.
—Bill Frelick, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Spotted on their surveillance cameras, as well as flagged as a concern by some neighbors, Pepper wrote that unaccompanied young children were playing at the playground after hours.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Florida does not publish data on how many unaccompanied children are currently housed in the state, DCF said previously.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccompanied. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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unaccompanied
adjective
un·ac·com·pa·nied
ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-(ə-)nēd
: not accompanied
especially
: being without instrumental accompaniment
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