unclaimed
Britishadjective
Explanation
Unclaimed things haven't been collected or demanded, like an unclaimed sweatshirt in the lost-and-found bin at school. When you claim something, you make a formal request for it or assert that you have a right to it, the way you claim your seat at the theater or claim your bag from the baggage carousel at the airport. Bags that left at the airport or seats left empty? Those are unclaimed.
Example Sentences
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Finally, Mahrang was arrested in March 2025, as she was leading a protest in Quetta after 13 unclaimed bodies - feared to be missing persons - were buried in the city.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
As recently as last month, the combination of these concerns, as well as high ticket prices, were being blamed for the many unbooked hotel rooms and unclaimed seats in various host cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
The unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator on Sunday near the Arab world's first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
There remains one large piece of unclaimed territory on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
She ambled past the cemetery to the unclaimed land beyond.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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