unsuspecting

Example Sentences

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About three decades ago, an accountant profited from dubious deductions he put on the tax returns of an unsuspecting client.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

It came when two brothers dropped their gloves within the first three seconds of a game and started throwing ferocious haymakers at a couple of unsuspecting Canadians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

It’s the first of many encounters with unsuspecting citizens, à la the oeuvre of Sacha Baron Cohen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

We formally set out our findings to Brother Chun and AKA that they were profiting from exploiting unsuspecting hotel guests.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Totally panicked, certain we’d killed some unsuspecting playgrounder, we pushed through the crowd and found our rocket buried in the grass, with only its fins and nozzle showing.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam