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off-guard
adjective as in unprepared
adverb as in when not paying attention
Example Sentences
While Trump had long been expected to pick an "outsider" for the role of national intelligence director, some elected officials were still caught off-guard by the selection of someone who has no formal intelligence experience.
With one supervisor seat vacant and Perez gone, the situation caught Kern County Chairman David Couch off-guard.
A kick through caught the defence off-guard and simple hands put Matsumura over in the corner.
Shir, like many others, has reluctantly applied for a gun licence, never wanting to be caught off-guard again.
“German brands, and VW in particular, have been caught off-guard by the pace of change in China” he explains.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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