How to Use unlicensed in a Sentence

unlicensed

adjective
  • An unlicensed firearm was found in the center console of the car.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
  • That led to the opening of the unlicensed emergency sites.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 18 June 2021
  • That’s because the products are deemed to be unlicensed drugs.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The group says 10 puppies and five adult dogs were removed from the unlicensed breeder's home.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 31 May 2018
  • Empyreal says Franco also falsely told the judge that some of the pot stores whose cash was in the van were unlicensed.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Centers that are unlicensed were required to post a sign that said so.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
  • Police said Davis got into a hack, or unlicensed cab, and pulled a gun on the driver.
    — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2018
  • Google read the French law as allowing unlicensed use of the headline of a story, but not more than that.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The gold is then sold to buyers, some of them unlicensed, who transfer it to smelters in Brazil and abroad for refinement.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022
  • In the video, the deputy explains to the couple that they were pulled over for driving an unlicensed vehicle without the tag on it.
    — Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Pot’s acrid odor is everywhere in New York, as are unlicensed cannabis shops, which the city can’t control.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Sheriff’s records show Lopez, 39, faces six felony counts of unlicensed practice of health care.
    — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2018
  • One way to check for licensed and unlicensed options is by scanning the postings in your area.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In that film, which made a splash in Venice, a middle-aged man returns from Russia to the Golan Heights to work as an unlicensed doctor.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Hyde wants the city to commit to closing unlicensed shops by a certain date.
    — Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Eggs from unlicensed farm packaged in a licensed farm’s egg crate.
    — oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Perhaps he was convinced that the moment would come when his unlicensed status would come to light.
    — Yoko Ogawa, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
  • Just last year, Abbott signed a law that allows the unlicensed carry of handguns.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 26 May 2022
  • Ideally, the fans never even have the chance to encounter the unlicensed content.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Davis and Williams met in barber school five years ago, although Davis has been cutting hair for over 20 years unlicensed.
    — Savannah Mehrtens, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Abusers could buy a gun from an unlicensed seller or borrow a gun from someone else.
    — al, 12 Nov. 2019
  • New York State is beginning to find some success in its own fight against unlicensed stores.
    — Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024
  • When asked for a list or a ballpark number of the unlicensed works, NMPA declined to comment.
    — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 15 May 2024
  • Wi-Fi 6E is the name for devices that operate in the 6-gigahertz (GHz) band, a new swath of unlicensed spectrum.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Hemsworth laughs when asked about filming these scenes with an unlicensed driver.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 7 May 2024
  • The result was a Jan. 30 raid, where officers seized drugs, guns, unlicensed slot machines, and cash.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The owner was arrested, and the unlicensed shop was shuttered.
    — NBC News, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The kiosks were allegedly unlicensed and profitable in Ohio.
    — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • An initial alert came from a Texas business that flagged an unlicensed locksmith impersonating them on Google Maps.
    — Kara Fellows, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged him with forgery, carrying an unlicensed firearm and presenting a false ID to law enforcement, among other charges.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025

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