unannounced

Example Sentences

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The maternity units were downgraded by the CQC to "inadequate" in June 2025, after unannounced inspections raised concerns that women and babies were "at risk of avoidable harm".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“Heated Rivalry” stans applauded the actor’s good-natured handling of the situation and flipped over the unannounced but entirely expected appearances by his co-star and best friend, Hudson Williams.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

“Those taxpayers are left to defend their tax returns when the government suddenly appears unannounced, out of nowhere, asserting massive tax liabilities from decades earlier,” the filing said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Boluarte was also investigated over an unannounced two-week absence in 2023 for a nose surgery, which she insists was medical and not cosmetic.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The Tower had shown up just over a year ago, totally unannounced: a five-story concrete monstrosity on a block otherwise full of brownstones.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older