unwittingly
Example Sentences
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“The worry here is that a bunch of consumers are going to unwittingly purchase bombs and put them in their steering columns,” said U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He is cunning, not intelligent — something he unwittingly proves every time he claims that passing a basic mental competency test shows his brilliance.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
Multiple times throughout the session, one caregiver unwittingly demonstrated this dynamic when his wife kept interrupting the conversation off-screen to say she was going to church even though it was a Saturday afternoon.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Afterward, Naim, sensing he might have unwittingly set into motion something awful, notices bizarre behavior in the stricken-looking Ryan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Imagining a future in which I didn’t exist, in which I had unwittingly erased myself from his memories, kept my hands pinned under my legs and my mind, for once, in check.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
