unawares

I thought of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

Europeans were left scrambling for a seat at the table last week, after they were seemingly caught unawares when the US draft peace plan was presented.

When asked why the riverside summer camp was not evacuated, officials said the sudden scale of the deluge caught them unawares.

As the plane door opened, the couple were caught unawares.

He "sent it" around the outside with full commitment, and caught Piastri - an instinctive and clinical racer himself, normally - unawares.