unbidden

Example Sentences

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No masterpiece arises unbidden and unprecedented from the mind of its creator, although popular mythology prefers this interpretation to the more complex reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Getting a Doan’s Bundt cake from Cruise unbidden reinforces the recipient’s high-level social status.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

“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

A.I. isn’t pumping this weird stuff out unbidden.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

And then suddenly new strength rose in him, and his voice rang out, while words of his own came unbidden to fit the simple tune.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien