unawares

Example Sentences

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Harteveldt also said the airlines are making schedule changes well ahead of peak summer travel season so as not to catch travelers unawares.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

When asked why the riverside summer camp was not evacuated, officials said the sudden scale of the deluge caught them unawares.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

As the plane door opened, the couple were caught unawares.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025

All of those clips are mesmerizing and alluring and haunting, as if we’re actually looking at invisible spirits or fairies captured unawares.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

“Yes, ma’am,” I said, watching my brother to catch him unawares so that I could fling more suds at him.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright