unexplained
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- unexplainable adjective
Example Sentences
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Miriam is vivacious and energetic but dogged by an unexplained sin from her earlier life—a sin that vests itself in the sinister person of her “model.”
Taken together, topics like these are known as psi, the scientific study of “processes of information or energy transfer that are currently unexplained in terms of known physical or biological mechanisms.”
From Literature
"This learning included a complete review of all policies and procedures around attendance at unexplained deaths as we take steps to try and prevent something like this happening again," she added.
From BBC
The force added he may have undergone a cosmetic procedure before his "unexplained" death in London.
From BBC
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his death is currently being treated as "unexplained", the force said.
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