unidentified
adjective
un·iden·ti·fied
ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd 
-ə-ˈden-
: not having a known or established identity : not identified
unidentified flying objects
an unidentified suspect
Examples of unidentified in a Sentence
an unidentified worker reported the security breach
some unidentified person helped them and then left quietly
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Two deputies, Shields and an unidentified Hinds County deputy, were responding to a domestic call at a residence at the aforementioned address.
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Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
According to police, the 29-year-old victim told officers that the suspect was an unidentified male who fled the scene in a tan SUV.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
After Cordeiro's conviction, new testing on physical evidence from the scene excluded him as the source of DNA on Blaisdell's body and other crime scene evidence, the Hawaii Innocence Project said, and a a DNA profile of an unidentified person was found on the inside pockets of Blaisdell's jeans.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
The statement came after Israeli specialists said that one of the four bodies handed over by Hamas on Thursday was an unidentified woman and not Shiri Bibas, whose two sons, Kfir and Ariel were handed over and identified.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
According to police, the 29-year-old victim told officers that the suspect was an unidentified male who fled the scene in a tan SUV.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
After Cordeiro's conviction, new testing on physical evidence from the scene excluded him as the source of DNA on Blaisdell's body and other crime scene evidence, the Hawaii Innocence Project said, and a a DNA profile of an unidentified person was found on the inside pockets of Blaisdell's jeans.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
The statement came after Israeli specialists said that one of the four bodies handed over by Hamas on Thursday was an unidentified woman and not Shiri Bibas, whose two sons, Kfir and Ariel were handed over and identified.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unidentified
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“Unidentified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentified. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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