unwished-for
Example Sentences
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Her agony in confronting her unwished-for destiny of eternal undeadness is brilliant.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018
Let's see: a cold land, frosty mytho-creatures, icy art direction, a woozily pompous atmosphere — could this be an unwished-for sequel to The Last Airbender?
From Time ● May 4, 2011
We have become, in a painful, unwished-for way, nature itself.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Boston, though its substantial erections of brick and stone present great obstacles to the progress of the devouring element, frequently displays these unwished-for illuminations, and has some very well organized fire companies.
From The Englishwoman in America by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Alton, of course, knew this, but when still some distance from the opposite side, had apparently to choose between a somewhat perilous effort and an unwished-for descent of the rapid.
From Alton of Somasco by Harold Bindloss
