unsought

Example Sentences

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The Sugarplum Fairy, after an unsought interregnum, is presiding over the Land of Sweets at the New York City Ballet.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Someday, Portland’s anonymous vandals may confront in their own lives unsought circumstances that require an agonizing decision.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2020

Arthur’s Jeddah Diary series, an intimate portrait of young women in Saudi Arabia, is a prime example of this unsought advantage.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2017

Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman was asked by the Expressen newspaper Tuesday whether he was upset by Trump’s unsought assessment.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2017

“Guarded by sentries and high barriers from unsought contact with all beyond, great gangs of us, healthy, robust men, live and labor in a marvelous artificial world,” he wrote.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson