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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Kids, who cannot be held in custody, were treated as unaccompanied minors and transferred to shelters.
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Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
The group included 32 unaccompanied children and minors and seven special interest immigrants from Iran and Angola.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
Armed with only her passport and sheer teenage determination, Elizabeth became what her school would eventually describe as an unaccompanied, homeless youth, one of thousands of underage victims affected by family separation due to broken immigration laws.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
Instead of single, working-age men, today migrant shelters are overwhelmed by previously atypical migrant profiles, like families, unaccompanied minors, and the elderly.
—Jody García, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
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Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
The group included 32 unaccompanied children and minors and seven special interest immigrants from Iran and Angola.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
Armed with only her passport and sheer teenage determination, Elizabeth became what her school would eventually describe as an unaccompanied, homeless youth, one of thousands of underage victims affected by family separation due to broken immigration laws.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
Instead of single, working-age men, today migrant shelters are overwhelmed by previously atypical migrant profiles, like families, unaccompanied minors, and the elderly.
—Jody García, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
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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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