unchecked

Example Sentences

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There will be searching questions about how such an audacious crime could have gone unnoticed and unchecked for more than a decade, and vindication for the detectives who decided they needed that tent.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Both cast debt as a bogeyman turning capitalism into an extraction device that, left unchecked or unwisely channeled, can take everything from any of us.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

The conspiracy theory continues to spread largely unchecked online, as many tech platforms have scaled back content moderation efforts that were once used to curb disinformation.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Yet they acknowledge the role of such gardens as “sites of resistance to unchecked development,” rather than as barriers to much-needed new housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Someday soon his new palace will look like this one, and the seas will rage unchecked.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan