unguarded

Example Sentences

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It blamed the chaos on SDF troops, who it says abandoned the camp during the January offensive, leaving the facility unguarded for hours and making it hard to reimpose security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Halfway through “Melania’s” 104-minute running time, it occurred to me that it would feel scandalous if Ratner so much as taped her doing something as human and unguarded as eating a bite of food.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

The French international was reduced to tears after pouncing on a Pope error to roll into an unguarded net.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

And while his lyrics can be clumsy, their unguarded simplicity bypasses criticism.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

I wasn’t about to leave the tent unguarded, even for fifteen minutes.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken