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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Meanwhile, another social media user was allegedly encouraging their followers to shoot at ICE members arriving in communities in unmarked vehicles.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Ozturk was accosted on the street and whisked away in an unmarked vehicle.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
They have been swarmed by teams of masked agents, zip-tied and bundled into unmarked vehicles.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Abdellatif’s lawyer and her mother said she was arrested in the street on her way home, by officers arriving in unmarked vehicles.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Ozturk was accosted on the street and whisked away in an unmarked vehicle.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
They have been swarmed by teams of masked agents, zip-tied and bundled into unmarked vehicles.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Abdellatif’s lawyer and her mother said she was arrested in the street on her way home, by officers arriving in unmarked vehicles.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Unmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarked. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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