unaccountably

Example Sentences

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Unaccountably, and without explanation, the Army initially declined to heed several officers who recommended more than a decade ago that Cashe receive the Medal of Honor.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021

Unaccountably angry and smug, the scraggy Smithers is Brutus’s cynical, conniving cohort.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2017

Unaccountably, Elijah is still there, irritated at Hannah’s gloomy stuckness.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2015

Unaccountably obscure after decades atop the best-seller lists, Helen MacInnes is finally back in print.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2013

Unaccountably, Jerry had shivered, as if he had just escaped some terrible fate.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier