unwittingly

Example Sentences

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Unwittingly, zealous regulators have turned stock markets into the casinos that commissioner Crenshaw deplores.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Unwittingly, these new Art Deco-like creations, in formally riffing on what came before, reveal the shortcomings of the original movement—and, somehow, of the show itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Unwittingly, they ate at the impostor and weren’t impressed, but returned for the real deal, which inspired the spectacular version at Stateside made with black cod.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

Unwittingly they run across the protagonist’s sometime boyfriend, who is depicted as participating in the repression.

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2022

Unwittingly she had pulled the ship hard to port.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood