unprovoked
Example Sentences
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The suspect approached the woman unprovoked while she was inside the store shopping.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The FPA called on the police to "immediately take action against the officers involved in this unprovoked assault and to act in the future to safeguard press freedoms, rather than trample upon them."
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
I think they’re waiting for something that they can pitch plausibly as a completely unprovoked act of violence, or interference by a local or state law enforcement officer.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
Despite video evidence showing the unprovoked attack, Oliva was barred from suing his assailants because Section 1983 doesn’t apply to federal officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
I try to forget she kissed me once, entirely unprovoked.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
