unplaced

/ ʌnˈpleɪst /

adjective

1. not given or put in a particular place
2. horse racing not in the first three (sometimes four) runners in a race

Example Sentences

About 280 children were unplaced when other children found out which post-primary school they would be going to on 12 June.

From BBC

The horse would likely be unplaced, as if he never ran the race.

From Los Angeles Times

However, a jar of my marmalade, unplaced in Suffolk, was taken to Somerset, rebranded, and came first in a WI competition there.

From The Guardian

Only chromosome sequences of zebrafish were aligned while unplaced scaffolds were excluded.

From Nature

Both horses finished unplaced, with Best and John accused of failing to ensure they ran on their merits.

From BBC