unsuspecting

Example Sentences

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When Bean finally told his family he was gay, in 1996 — three years before clueing in an unsuspecting public via a Miami Herald article — none of his loved ones blinked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

With every highly publicized IPO, there will be scams aimed at getting unsuspecting outsiders “in” on the IPO before its first day of trading.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

In those movies, as an unsuspecting bride thrust into a life-or-death situation, she appealingly balanced a convincing physical performance with an understated comedic streak, her beleaguered character enduring one absurdity after another.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Inadequate Home Office checks are allowing them to do so on the basis of little evidence, while their unsuspecting British partners have had their lives turned upside down by the false accusations, lawyers said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The nets hung down like curtains in the dark water and the salmon, unsuspecting, swam into them.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson