unbeknown
adjective
unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed byto ).
unbeknownst
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a variation of
unbeknown.
Example Sentences
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Will your question invite helpful suggestions, or, unbeknownst to you, poke a bear who is exhausted by people making this same mistake over and over?
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
But he was really on a different plane, unbeknownst to the public and many in his entourage.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
“A lot of parents in new relationships end up, unbeknownst to them, disinheriting their children,” said Stacy Francis, a New York City-based certified financial planner.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
A brash and confident young earthbending prodigy, Toph moonlights as a champion fighter called the Blind Bandit, unbeknownst to her overprotective upper-class parents who think their little girl is helpless.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
"I am pleased to hear it, my lord. Some of your sister's hirelings are mine as well, unbeknownst to her. I should hate to think they had grown so sloppy as to be seen."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
