uninvited

Example Sentences

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Distressing images thunder into her head uninvited, whirling around and around until she feels like she is drowning in them.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Newsom spokesman Izzy Gardon said after Newsom was uninvited to the event by USA House, they offered to allow him to have a “VIP nightcap” to have a drink off the record instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Vance in March paid an uninvited visit to Greenland.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

On a whim straight out of Preston Sturges’s 1941 classic “Sullivan’s Travels,” Jay decides to follow her, uninvited, on the pretext of accepting an award at an Italian film festival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Momentarily startled by my entry, she quickly regained her composure and, looking straight at my face, let her eyes tell me that uninvited guests should have the courtesy to knock.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson