How to Use unsupervised in a Sentence
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In past decades, Mitchell Nathanson said, kids played unsupervised most of the time.
— Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2018 -
Then for [Mater Dei] to turn a blind eye and be so unsupervised.
— Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021 -
In the first book, 12-year-old Artemis is living mostly unsupervised in the Fowl home.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2018 -
Try not to leave your pet unsupervised while away from home.
— Aidin Vaziri, SFChronicle.com, 27 Aug. 2020 -
The park district has unsupervised outdoor rinks that are open when a green flag is present.
— Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 19 Dec. 2017 -
But a couple of minutes of unsupervised warm up time will lengthen the truck’s life in his case.
— Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023 -
The next thought is, kids don’t play unsupervised catch anymore.
— Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2017 -
The McEwens say their daughter was sometimes left in a room unsupervised for hours and at times came home crying.
— al, 16 Mar. 2020 -
He’s set to serve six months of unsupervised probation as a result the plea.
— Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024 -
Officers searched the home and found an unsupervised 2-year-old girl, Lopez said.
— Eric Licas, The Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2019 -
Take advantage of the unsupervised alone time and feel free!
— Jennifer Culp, Them, 6 Sep. 2024 -
The closure stems from injuries to a child who was left unsupervised on Monday, Lemons said.
— Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2018 -
Fact: Never mind the unsupervised self-serve bubble brush that might’ve just been used to clean mud off of Grave Digger.
— Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2017 -
Halls will not face any jail time and will serve six months of unsupervised probation.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023 -
There was a stocked fish pond with a rack of bamboo fishing poles that unsupervised kids swung freely, hooks and all, as parents sipped mai tais by the pool.
— Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Drivers saw the unsupervised children and got out of their cars to usher them to safety.
— Brieanna J. Frank, azcentral, 22 Nov. 2019 -
Letting your post-s’mores logs burn down unsupervised isn’t safe—you’ve got to douse them with water until the coals are cool.
— Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2019 -
The two were playing with other children in and around the pool unsupervised, Dorris said.
— Samantha Ketterer and Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2018 -
The owner left the chicken unsupervised & found the bird tangled in the string & hanging by a wing, unable to touch the ground (possibly all day).
— Lauren Matthews, Country Living, 14 Mar. 2017 -
Keep the pool clean of distractions such as toys or large sticks so children aren’t drawn to going in unsupervised.
— Dallas News, 29 July 2022 -
Owners get training scores, and if their dog isn't trained well, they will be advised not to leave them unsupervised.
— Kimberly Chin, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 -
Most of these same parents had enjoyed joyous and unsupervised outdoor play by the age of 7 or 8.
— Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024 -
For the second count, Myers was sentenced to one year in jail, a $5,000 fine, and three years of unsupervised probation.
— Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2020 -
Six other children from 10 months to 11 years old were found unsupervised inside the home.
— Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018 -
The plea agreement calls for a three-year sentence that would be split, with 60 days served in the Madison County jail and the rest on unsupervised probation.
— Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023 -
An unsupervised resident of a group home left the home around 10 p.m. Aug. 8 and was reported lost.
— cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 -
Dear Amy: An unsupervised child at my wedding was running around and ran into a door.
— Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2022 -
Deputies learned that Anderson had a small child unsupervised at her home.
— Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2018 -
The 2-year-old girl has never lived with her dad and their short visits have never been overnight, never unsupervised.
— Mary Jo Pitzl, azcentral, 31 July 2019 -
Heidi also expressed concerns about Indiana's safety, alleging she was left unsupervised and wandered into traffic.
— Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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