unforeseen

Example Sentences

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Not only can the word cure generate expectations that may not be met and engender disappointment, he says, but it could also have unforeseen practical implications.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

It encapsulates the well-founded belief that starting a war is likely to create unforeseen evils greater than the evil of the status quo.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Judge Sandra Crawford said that the events leading to William Houston's fatal injury "were unforeseen, they were foreseeable".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Like any president, he’s expected to shift priorities when unforeseen circumstances surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

A new kind of competition between Russia and the United States took shape that fall, a nuclear arms race that quickly raised the stakes of the Cold War to unforeseen and terrifying heights.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau