take unawares
Example Sentences
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The fame of his shameful doings had spread abroad, and it must soon come to the ears of the man whom he wished to take unawares.
From Tales of Fantasy and Fact by Matthews, Brander
Sometimes her sudden rush would take unawares a full-fed gannet half-dozing on a rocky ledge.
From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
"That's a good big fall to take unawares."
From Maid of the Mist by Oxenham, John
