unattended

Example Sentences

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"What would never happen was a nursery or primary school child being given a box of nails and left unattended with it. That's kind of what we have done with mobile phones."

From BBC

It is not unusual for unattended packages to lead to road closures around Parliament, a heavily congested - and heavily policed - part of London.

From BBC

If their team is knocked out, a refund for the unattended matches is issued to the card.

From BBC

“She also urges everyone to be careful, watch your drinks and never leave them unattended, as this can happen to anyone. She will not be making further comments at this stage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Or, perhaps, the finished speech had been left unattended by an open window and was carried off, a page at time, by strangely aggressive birds.

From Literature