unawares
Example Sentences
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I thought of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
Europeans were left scrambling for a seat at the table last week, after they were seemingly caught unawares when the US draft peace plan was presented.
From BBC
It had been touted as a way of preventing travellers to the UK being caught unawares by sudden rule changes requiring them to quarantine.
From BBC
That mysterious childhood amnesia allows us to forget, unawares, all the factors that could neutralize the severity with which we judge our parents.
From New York Times
These shifts in the Palestinian dynamics caught Israel unawares.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.