unintended
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s Workers’ Rights Bill in 2025 had the unintended effect of discouraging employers from making permanent hires and instead incentivizing them to take workers on as sub-contractors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Authorities have been aggressively shutting down cybercrime rings—with the unintended consequence of tutoring them in covering their tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
She has said the changes would better align capital requirements with actual risk and correct unintended consequences from earlier postcrisis rules.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
"Our data shows that this approach could have serious unintended consequences later in life, increasing susceptibility to chronic liver inflammation, fibrosis and cancer."
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
They were not pleased at the unintended choral effect or the spontaneous unity of their gestures.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing unintended
