unprepared for

Example Sentences

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“His conservative approach left both the papers and its employees somewhat unprepared for the realities of the internet,” said Thomas Maier, who wrote a 1994 biography of the family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"The climate we are living in today is simply not the one we grew up with, and our buildings and infrastructure are woefully unprepared for what's next," warned Prof Otto.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

When my parents died, I was prepared for my grief — but I was completely unprepared for the legal and financial ramifications.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

After months of cutting capacity on its older production lines, the company was unprepared for a surge of orders for processors to put in AI data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

“What we were unprepared for was the intensity of the change and the speed at which it happened,” Zimbardo says.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell