unbidden

Example Sentences

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Her focus is the life stage she dubs “the Final Fifth” that begins at age 80, and her subject is the unbidden changes—physical, social, even existential—those years can bring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

“You fight hard, but at the end of the day you want to make sure you treat each other with respect,” said Hutchinson, who suggested Biden’s unbidden apology reflected “the good parts of American politics.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024

"Those with the syndrome experience frequent unbidden intrusive memories of the traumatic event."

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

So, unbidden and unpaid, Hayes proposed to Henry Van Baalen, head of the Haub family trust, that German billionaires Erivan and Helga Haub, longtime visitors to the Methow, buy Sun Mountain.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

‘I did not know that you were with us in the sortie. But oft the unbidden guest proves the best company. How came you there?’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien