unawares
Example Sentences
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I thought of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
Europeans were left scrambling for a seat at the table last week, after they were seemingly caught unawares when the US draft peace plan was presented.
From BBC
They were caught unawares when the government announced plans for windfall tax on bank and large energy companies' revenues in July, saying it needed to help people with inflationary pressures.
From Reuters
Which, of course, raises the disquieting question: What Oedipus traps might we have stumbled into unawares?
From Washington Post
Fearful of being caught unawares like at the outset of the global pandemic in early 2020, the EU Integrated Political Crisis Response group is now slated to make a decision later Wednesday.
From Seattle Times
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