unassisted
adjective
un·as·sist·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈsi-stəd 
1
: not assisted : lacking help
2
: made or performed without an assist
an unassisted double play
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Initially called safe, the inning ended when the replay review overturned the call and ruled Swanson successfully turned the unassisted double play.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
But with the bases loaded and one out, Braintree’s Michael Ryan turned an unassisted double play to escape the inning unscathed.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
Your explanation really begins with Lucy, the first of our ancestors who could not give birth unassisted and would have had a more difficult early motherhood than modern great apes.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The best way to build critical thinkers is to engage in unassisted writing.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
But with the bases loaded and one out, Braintree’s Michael Ryan turned an unassisted double play to escape the inning unscathed.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
Your explanation really begins with Lucy, the first of our ancestors who could not give birth unassisted and would have had a more difficult early motherhood than modern great apes.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
The best way to build critical thinkers is to engage in unassisted writing.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unassisted
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“Unassisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassisted. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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