uncollected

/ ˌʌnkəˈlɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not having been called for, gathered, or collected

Example Sentences

The Poems of Seamus Heaney includes all 12 of the late poet's collections, alongside a selection of "uncollected" poems that originally appeared in newspapers, journals and magazines under different pen names.

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An operation by police started after a postal worker reported suspicious activity and more than 20 uncollected parcels were seized at a sorting office.

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The authority believes more than 12,000 tonnes of uncollected waste have accumulated on streets this week as all-out strike action by refuse workers continues.

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Although the picture is patchy, a council source acknowledged that the amount of uncollected rubbish had started to build again and likened managing the situation to "a game of jenga."

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Refuse workers started an all-out strike in March and residents began to complain about infestations of "cat-sized rats" as uncollected waste piled up on city streets.

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Related Words

• overdue 
• pending 
• unresolved