unwary

Example Sentences

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And easy money can backfire on the unwary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

To put it another way, disinformation peddlers need only make a claim that sounds plausible or might even have a small kernel of truth to influence the unwary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

The creepiest by far is “dead men’s fingers,” Decaisnea fargesii, whose pewter-blue, fingerlike fruits stand out against butter-yellow foliage and reach out to unwary visitors.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

And every so often, the hungry earth opens into a sinkhole, eating everything in sight and beckoning the unwary into a maze of shifting waters and wind tunnels.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2023

In return for shelter, the ants attack anything that touches the tree—insect, bird, unwary writer.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann