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View definitions for take unawares

take unawares

verb as in catch

verb as in pounce

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Example Sentences

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.

Sometimes her sudden rush would take unawares a full-fed gannet half-dozing on a rocky ledge.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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