unforeseen
Example Sentences
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Still, he said, it’s possible some unforeseen event could occur that would allow Pratt to score an upset victory.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The venue posted on Facebook that, due to "unforeseen circumstances", it would be closed for the evening, apologising to guests.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
“It’s more complicated now because China has moved toward formalizing these rules. The threat is omnipresent and it’s sometimes used in unforeseen ways.”
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
“It might be logically perfect, but it breaks once it starts interacting with other systems in unforeseen ways,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
It was clear now that, absent an unforeseen disaster, somebody was about to set a new varsity record as well.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing unforeseen
Power Prefix: un-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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