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

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

Because forecasters were caught unawares, so were local residents, who only expected perhaps a Category 2 storm.

From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023

Our source said that the coup caught everyone unawares, despite rumours floating around Gen Nguema.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

My reluctant steps took me to the center of the wide foyer, where I waited, a hook baited to catch Hamlet unawares.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein