unaccounted for

Example Sentences

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Officials have not yet said how many people have died or are unaccounted for.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Following the blast, sheriff’s officials said the second device was unaccounted for and missing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

A massive search and rescue effort extricated one crew member but at least one additional crew member was unaccounted for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

KitKat did not say where specifically the goods had gone missing, but said "the vehicle and its contents remain unaccounted for".

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Of the 400,000 Ottoman Christians in Smyrna before the fire, 190,000 were unaccounted for by October 1.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides