unasked

Example Sentences

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Left unasked is whether such efforts make it harder for inmates to endure prison life and make the transition from incarceration to life on the outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Mother, it seems, has been freelancing on her son’s behalf – unasked – by poking a few of her D.C. connections to smooth Paul’s acquisition of UBA.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

Worse, in exchange for unprecedented access, the Isaacson Accord demands that a lot of the most difficult and pressing questions go unasked and, therefore, unanswered.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

But as she insists from aching experience, it’s the questions that go unasked that stick with you.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

The man, who had received two or three nice presents from her unasked, thought she was lying and was trying to tell him to shove off.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison