unknowing

Example Sentences

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If they take her case, the justices will decide whether the fraudulent acts of a third-party tax preparer should expose unknowing clients to audits that could reach years into the past.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

"It was stressful as it relates to the unknowing" of what was going to happen, Hardwick said of the shutdown, adding that people were "annoyed and frustrated" by the impasse.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

In an age of digital immediacy, film offers up these rare moments of unknowing, these chances for spontaneity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“So thank you for being that unknowing inspiration behind the scenes. I was internalizing all of that love and putting it into that record.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

Perhaps it is not chance, but the work of some divinity that guides our unknowing steps to their ordained destination.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein