unmarked
adjective
un·marked
ˌən-ˈmärkt 
: not marked: such as
a
: not having an identifying mark or distinctive notation
"I want five thousand dollars in unmarked singles."—
Ed McBain
Ed McBain… an unmarked storefront on Melrose Avenue.—Gerri Hirshey
Gerri Hirsheyan unmarked grave
an unmarked police car
b
of a road
: not having a marker giving a street name or route number
… an unmarked, graveled road running parallel with the levee.—American Guide Series: Louisiana
American Guide Series: Louisiana
c
: not noticed : unobserved
To let the death of such a man go unmarked would be, for one offense, to slight ourselves.—Stanley Kauffman
Stanley Kauffman
d
: not characterized
wrote political articles unmarked by a regard for truth
The Christmas season passed, unmarked by any rejoicing.—Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George SpeareExamples of unmarked in a Sentence
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Albert King, a Black soldier killed by a white military police officer in 1941, was blamed for his own death and buried in an unmarked grave.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
After colleagues of Burleigh’s tried to cover it up — including spiriting Campbell’s body away to an unmarked grave in the local cemetery — a second autopsy revealed that the young woman’s abdomen was inflamed, her uterus was missing, and her breasts were full of milk.
—TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
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Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
After colleagues of Burleigh’s tried to cover it up — including spiriting Campbell’s body away to an unmarked grave in the local cemetery — a second autopsy revealed that the young woman’s abdomen was inflamed, her uterus was missing, and her breasts were full of milk.
—TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Unmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarked. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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