unavailable
adjective
un·avail·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl 
: not available: such as
a
: not possible to get or use
a book that is currently unavailable online
The conference room is unavailable this afternoon.
b
: unable or unwilling to do something
Officials were unavailable for comment.
The manager is unavailable to speak with you right now.
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Examples of unavailable in a Sentence
the commander is unavailable right now
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Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
And consumers seem to have a strong interest in in-store pickup options; according to Locally data, nearly half of e-commerce shoppers abandoned their carts if local pickup was unavailable during the 2024 holiday season.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2025
If ByteDance fails to sell TikTok, the platform will become unavailable in the U.S.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Note that the stock for these iPhones may not be huge, as the 256GB model is unavailable in Spain at the time of posting.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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