unprepared

Example Sentences

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“It’s clear that Putin is completely unprepared for this turn of events and is trying to come up with a response,” said Russian academic Konstantin Sonin, a professor at the University of Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"Humanity promised itself, in the rawness of that grief, that it would not face such a day again unprepared."

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

"Because of that, it is almost like we've been caught on the hop; we're unprepared."

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Becerra appeared unprepared for the speed at which voters and others gravitated toward him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Organizationally unable and psychologically unprepared to challenge the rule of the Big Men, as the business leaders were known, the mill hands simply endured their lot.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson