unintended

Example Sentences

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New laws could lead to unintended consequences for other vital democratic interests that may outweigh uncertain benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Bill Plaschke spoke a quiet and perhaps unintended truth in his column praising the competitiveness of the World Baseball Classic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Their narrow military assessment leaves out the broader, unintended consequences of the war.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

These vaccines also require cold storage and may cause unintended off-target effects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

In so many ways, his family’s life feels like a string of accidents, unforeseen, unintended, one incident begetting another.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri