unprompted
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors got a lucky break when one of two ex-convicts who pleaded guilty to a 2014 Connecticut bank robbery told authorities — unprompted — that he had information about a murder that same year.
From Seattle Times
Prosecutors got a lucky break when one of two ex-convicts who pleaded guilty to a 2014 Connecticut bank robbery told authorities - unprompted - that he had information about a murder that same year.
From Washington Times
But the older, occasionally obstinate man does show a flash of change, an insight, when he stumbles upon his granddaughter playing the piano, unprompted and at a prodigy level.
From Salon
Mr. Buechele, in the middle of our phone interview, asked me unprompted about the email I had sent to him.
From New York Times
In an unprompted email to NPR, the billionaire asked the company if it planned to continue tweeting.
From Washington Times
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