How to Use unsubstantiated in a Sentence

unsubstantiated

adjective
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  • The threat was deemed to be unsubstantiated, and no weapon was found.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Some went as far as making unsubstantiated claims that the bog project was a coverup for a strip mine.
    — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • In other words, the thinkers of the day were asserting it’s not on us to prove your unsubstantiated ideas are wrong.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2022
  • The unsubstantiated rumors caused Swift fans to swarm the local eatery, crowding the inside and outside of the restaurant to catch a glimpse.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Barr made a number of unsubstantiated claims in the lead-up to the election that boosted Trump's fear-mongering about voter fraud ahead of his defeat.
    — Tierney Sneed, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Carra has backed Trump's unsubstantiated claims that the election was stolen.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The investigation began about a month after he was honored as one of the state's best teachers, and the claims made against him were unsubstantiated.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The Kremlin has often made that unsubstantiated claim to justify the war.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • From the unsubstantiated premise that Biden has taken bribes, Trump goes on to allege foreign blackmail caused Biden to take certain actions.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The comment from Trump stems from unsubstantiated claims that Haley has cheated on her husband.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • And an unsubstantiated report that the two shooters were fans of Marilyn Manson put the shock rocker at the center of the controversy.
    — Al Shipley, Billboard, 26 May 2022
  • As with any neighborhood uproar, speaking with locals brought in many unsubstantiated rumors as to the motive of the shooter and the issues that could have sparked the violence.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 July 2022
  • Ravitch had said little publicly, though made a startling — and as yet unsubstantiated claim — that Chelsea and other Premier League teams could be worth more than $10 billion in five years.
    — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • The company made a net-zero carbon pledge for 2040, but the report alleges that this is unsubstantiated and doesn't have enough clarity.
    — Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Finchem, who was endorsed by Trump and built his campaign around unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged in Arizona, could not be reached for comment.
    — The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The specter of unsubstantiated election fraud allegations loom large over the District 2 race.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022
  • The centers provide misleading or unsubstantiated claims about abortions to try and deter people from seeking them, the study said.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Vance and these opponents have all either falsely claimed that the 2020 election was stolen or raised unsubstantiated questions about widespread fraud.
    — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 3 May 2022
  • They were all jailed on unsubstantiated spying allegations and have been moved to house arrest.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Their efforts have been encouraged by David Clements, a former college professor who has been touring the country spreading unsubstantiated claims about the 2020 vote ahead of the midterm elections.
    — Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • In Wisconsin, Republicans had supported the use of drop boxes before Trump seized on mailed ballots as part of his unsubstantiated claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022
  • The move came after the FBI director declined a request to allow all members of the committee to view an old document regarding Biden and an unsubstantiated claim of bribery.
    — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
  • That led to a strained child welfare system and more unsubstantiated reports against low-income families.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Ukraine dismissed an unsubstantiated Russian claim that 600 Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile attack.
    — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Then another speaker stepped up to the mic and alleged that fetal remains are burned to power the city of Baltimore—an outrageously false and unsubstantiated claim.
    — Garnet Henderson, ELLE, 6 May 2022
  • News of the counties selected for audits comes as Trump and GOP leaders' continue to push unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 election.
    — Michael Murney, Chron, 28 July 2022
  • Telles told German that his employees’ complaints against him were false and unsubstantiated.
    — oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Worst of all was the careless spouting of increasingly provocative and unsubstantiated views.
    — Eugene Rabkin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The brief health reason cited by authorities, however, has failed to quell a groundswell of largely unsubstantiated speculation as to why Qin has not been seen.
    — Nectar Gan, CNN, 17 July 2023
  • The Americans who were freed include three who were imprisoned after they were sentenced on unsubstantiated charges of spying.
    — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023

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