unprotected

[US]/ʌnprə'tektɪd/
[UK]/ˌʌnprə'tɛktɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.lacking protection, not defended

Phrases & Collocations

unprotected sex

Example Sentences

a high, unprotected plateau.

health-care workers remained unprotected against hepatitis B infection.

Real-world Examples

Gambling their sacrifice by wandering the castle unprotected...

Source: Films

The data were stored online unprotected.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2019

But because of you I left the valley unprotected.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 3

Did you really think Klaus would leave them unprotected?

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

" Up to 30 percent actually had to be considered completely unprotected."

Source: VOA Special September 2014 Collection

" These Indians may retreat beyond the Arkansas, and I cannot leave the fort unprotected" .

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Unprotected sex and contaminated needles are the leading cause of transmission.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The unprotected were left even further behind.

Source: Time

That leaves a lot of unprotected people.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2022 Compilation

" It might work-and we simply can't leave her father unprotected. You know that, " Alice said.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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