unwittingly

Example Sentences

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Palestinians say some civilians who didn’t know where the line was unwittingly came too close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It found this system had been unwittingly incentivised to mention goblins, gremlins and other creatures more in metaphors.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Perhaps unwittingly, Chatrie had agreed to have Google store his location history data.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The surveillance capitalism system requires people to unwittingly participate in a manipulative cycle of group- and self-surveillance.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

The fact that they unwittingly stopped some 500 feet short of their goal explains why they didn’t see Hansen, Hall, or Lopsang on top, and vice versa.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer