unconsciously

Example Sentences

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Waking up on time is no fun, but some people swear they simply can’t do it, sleeping through alarms or unconsciously shutting them off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

"Europe has a number of cards up its sleeve -- and it's chosen consciously or unconsciously not to use them," said the German Marshall Fund's Varma.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

He didn’t recall that exact conversation but reported: “I unconsciously had told someone about the offer, an informant to the FBI, and the FBI wrote it down.”

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

The diagnostic definition of autism has evolved over the years and now includes children who cope by “masking”: consciously or unconsciously suppressing autistic traits in order to fit in at school or in social environments.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Lancelot dropped unconsciously into the language of chivalry also.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White