inadvertent

Example Sentences

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“We feel very comfortable that this isn’t an issue with inadvertent manipulation of fuel control,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her letting agent said an oversight meant it never applied for the licence on her behalf but Reeves said she took full responsibility and apologised for the "inadvertent mistake".

From BBC

And as Golden also acknowledges, “…at a certain point in sonic history annals, the absence of The Raincoats’ story signals more than just inadvertent omission.”

From Salon

"This has been a difficult decision," he wrote but added: "I have concluded on balance that your failure was inadvertent, although greater attention to the rules could and should have avoided it."

From BBC

He said any repeat requests would have been inadvertent and claimed that while Yusuf had retained access to his accounts during this time, he did not use them.

From BBC