uninvited

Example Sentences

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He got a chilly reception from many locals and Greenland’s leaders, who accused him of turning up uninvited in an attempt to circumvent official diplomatic channels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

You can never quite relax, because you're always just waiting for the raise of the eyebrow, the suppressed guffaw, the uninvited joke, whatever.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

If the uninvited guest is a bear, the answer is an electrified mat, apparently.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

At the end of March, US Vice President JD Vance made an uninvited visit to Greenland that was widely seen as a provocation both on the island and in Copenhagen.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Magic, to him, always felt like an interloper, an uninvited guest.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill