unintended

Example Sentences

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Fencing can be effective but comes with significant costs, requires ongoing maintenance and also has the unintended consequence of excluding other wildlife from woodlands, the BDS says.

From BBC

If you want to challenge your boss, try raising thoughtful, nonconfrontational questions that illuminate risks or unintended consequences of a plan or decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

An unintended consequence of Head's move to the top in this series has been England having to alter their plans to the left-hander.

From BBC

It found that interest rate caps often produced unintended consequences, such as substantially slowed credit growth and higher usage fees.

From Barron's

This is when the unintended consequences of earlier closures began to bite harder.

From BBC