unranked
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Although unranked following her lengthy hiatus, Williams spent 319 weeks at No. 1 on the WTA’s singles rankings, including 186 straight weeks from February 2013 to September 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The preseason No. 5 is now unranked with a 12-5 record, already matching last year’s total losses, despite a 5-1 conference record.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
Belgium's Mike de Decker, the world number 18 and 2024 World Grand Prix champion, complained on Instagram about the boos after he was beaten in the first round by unranked Kenyan David Munyua.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
That’s because Duke has sneaked its way into Saturday’s conference championship against No. 17 Virginia despite being unranked and in the midst of an otherwise unremarkable 7-5 season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
“It seems this year’s number one draft pick will be an untested, untried, unranked wild card”—he pronounces each word slowly, with huge emphasis—“who nevertheless impressed us all with her disruption of the opening ceremony game!”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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