unsought
Example Sentences
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Like the hundreds of thousands protesting Floyd’s murder, this unsought public affirmation of Black people’s innate value — by countless openhearted people who aren’t Black — felt surprising.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2021
“Oh, I’m running,” he said in an interview on Wednesday before a town-hall meeting, hoping to dispel chatter that Mr. Kennedy could drive him into unsought retirement.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
“That is an unintended, unsought after byproduct of the movie,” Hunter says.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2017
Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman was asked by the Expressen newspaper Tuesday whether he was upset by Trump’s unsought assessment.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2017
“Guarded by sentries and high barriers from unsought contact with all beyond, great gangs of us, healthy, robust men, live and labor in a marvelous artificial world,” he wrote.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
