unprepared

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

Health insurance is the single biggest expense most laid-off households are unprepared for, and the time to understand your options is before you need them, not after.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“There’s some things that we just sometimes miss or are unprepared for,” Sheriff Michael Adkinson Jr., acting vice chair of the FirstNet Authority board, said in his testimony in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

It was the one question I was completely unprepared for.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss