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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The program would help 15,000 homeless children who are 5 years old and younger, 6,000 unaccompanied homeless youth who are ages 18 to 24 and about 500 young adults who exit the foster system care on their own each year.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Acacia center provides legal services for unaccompanied migrant children under 18 through a network of legal aid groups that subcontract with the center.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The vice president said he was told that assignment to the base was a one-year, unaccompanied assignment, meaning service members are not able to bring their families along.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
The group Estrella Del Paso, in El Paso, Texas, furloughed 18 of 28 employees in its unaccompanied children program and the Galveston-Houston Immigration Representation Project (GHRIP) will have to lay off most of the 19 employees providing services to unaccompanied children.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Acacia center provides legal services for unaccompanied migrant children under 18 through a network of legal aid groups that subcontract with the center.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The vice president said he was told that assignment to the base was a one-year, unaccompanied assignment, meaning service members are not able to bring their families along.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
The group Estrella Del Paso, in El Paso, Texas, furloughed 18 of 28 employees in its unaccompanied children program and the Galveston-Houston Immigration Representation Project (GHRIP) will have to lay off most of the 19 employees providing services to unaccompanied children.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccompanied. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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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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