inadvertent

Example Sentences

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Wrangling Gellar free from her inadvertent nostalgic trappings is no simple task.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Westminster standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg said the breaches were "inadvertent" and no further action was needed.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Skims said in the statement that the error was inadvertent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Her lawyers say any misstatement in her mortgage papers was, at worst, an inadvertent paperwork error.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Aware of the rivalry between the two schools, employers searched for some middle ground of impartiality, fearful that any inadvertent slip might cause a mutiny from one half of the work force or the other.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger