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 Trump administration also briefly halted the funding to organizations that provide pro-bono legal representations to unaccompanied migrant children.
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Reuters reported that the Trump administration directed federal immigration officers to find the more than 500,000 unaccompanied children who came over the southern border under the Biden administration and were ordered to be deported by a court but have not left.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Immigration officials are planning a nationwide operation to locate and potentially deport unaccompanied migrant children.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The news of the internal memo comes days after the Trump administration walked back an order to cut legal services for unaccompanied migrant children.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Reuters reported that the Trump administration directed federal immigration officers to find the more than 500,000 unaccompanied children who came over the southern border under the Biden administration and were ordered to be deported by a court but have not left.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Immigration officials are planning a nationwide operation to locate and potentially deport unaccompanied migrant children.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The news of the internal memo comes days after the Trump administration walked back an order to cut legal services for unaccompanied migrant children.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccompanied. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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