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
It all came back unbidden, she said, as she was playing with her own daughter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
Lyrical scraps would flash unbidden, like hallucinations, in the decades to follow.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024
"Those with the syndrome experience frequent unbidden intrusive memories of the traumatic event."
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023
The thought pulled forth unbidden memories of Dimple—her sparkling, watchful eyes, her frown with the crease between her brows, her curly, wild hair.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
