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

Charlesworth said the team would have spent that time getting themselves "prepared for the unprepared", as they broke new-ground in human space travel.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

As the lights dim and the seal appears on the screen, I realize I'm unprepared for this.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins