unconsciously

Example Sentences

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Waking up on time is no fun, but some people swear they simply can’t do it, sleeping through alarms or unconsciously shutting them off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

"Europe has a number of cards up its sleeve -- and it's chosen consciously or unconsciously not to use them," said the German Marshall Fund's Varma.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

I only realize in retrospect that I was writing unconsciously about my daughter growing up, going away and becoming an adult.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

He didn’t recall that exact conversation but reported: “I unconsciously had told someone about the offer, an informant to the FBI, and the FBI wrote it down.”

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

Shouldn't the short man have the right to make a mistake without his motives being considered consciously or unconsciously malicious?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison