the unknown

Example Sentences

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What worried him was the unknown scale of data centers.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“We’re sitting here in the unknown ... I just want to go home. I miss my bed,” said Doughty, who was staying at a Red Cross shelter in Anaheim.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

After realizing that the status quo can be as perilous as a swan dive into the unknown, she bet on herself and made the leap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

They’re human; they want and need, betray and boast, and persevere against the unknown in ways that we all are right now.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

I stumbled outside, glad to be free of them both, though my stomach crawled with fear of the unknown.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo