ungoverned

Example Sentences

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Another U.S. goal is to aggressively counter anti-American propaganda by Islamist extremist groups, which the administration says have been driven from strongholds in the Middle East and are “exploiting the ungoverned spaces” across Africa.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

It’s also a portal, bringing him into contact with the ungoverned and unfamiliar by allowing him to navigate the world on his terms.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

It’s already happened, Dickert said, referencing a tampering issue he says has gone wrongfully ungoverned by the NCAA.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Right now, the “high seas,” which span almost half the planet, are a mostly ungoverned wilderness.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023

To check the ungoverned spell and drive off the shadow from Ged, Nemmerle had spent all his power, and with it his bodily strength was gone.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin