as in alone
not under someone's care or watch
Do not leave your child unattended. Many forest fires are caused by campfires left unattended.
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Recent Examples of unattended
Michigan’s safe storage law, Public Act 17 of 2023, requires gun owners to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked in a box or container if a minor is present.
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
An unattended campfire quickly expanded to a 30,000-acre blaze.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
These systems use advanced pattern recognition to identify suspicious activities, unattended objects or potential risks with precision.
—Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Common human causes include unattended campfires, the burning of debris, negligently discarding a cigarette or intentional acts of arson.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unattended
Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
An unattended campfire quickly expanded to a 30,000-acre blaze.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
These systems use advanced pattern recognition to identify suspicious activities, unattended objects or potential risks with precision.
—Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Common human causes include unattended campfires, the burning of debris, negligently discarding a cigarette or intentional acts of arson.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unattended
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattended
Adjective
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The enormous Genroku-era spas are reason alone to visit, as are the traditional private dining and late-hours pub and the adjacent Satsuma Denshokan art and history museum.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
4 May 2025
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The government's plan is not to go alone but to develop a strong public-private partnership.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The child was determined to be an unaccompanied child from Mexico who was sedated.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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In an instant, decades-long federal funding was immediately cut off nationwide, leaving service providers like us forced to wind down our work with unaccompanied children.—
Dolores K. Schroeder,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattended. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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