unprovoked

Example Sentences

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The FPA called on the police to "immediately take action against the officers involved in this unprovoked assault and to act in the future to safeguard press freedoms, rather than trample upon them."

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The Taliban government repeatedly maintains that its territory is not being used to threaten the security of any country, and that Pakistan's actions in Afghanistan are "unprovoked".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The United States once again had the highest number of reported incidents, accounting for 38% of global unprovoked bites when assessed on a country by country basis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

I think they’re waiting for something that they can pitch plausibly as a completely unprovoked act of violence, or interference by a local or state law enforcement officer.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

In New Hampshire there has not been an unprovoked fatal attack on a human by a bear since 1784.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson