Example Sentences

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More than 100 investors are also being sued for allegedly receiving fraudulent transfers—whether knowingly or unknowingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I’m all too aware of how quickly behavior can turn compulsive and how even the most temperate individual can unknowingly find themselves in over their head.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

A bike shop unknowingly came to the rescue of the bassist from The 1975 during a charity cycle.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

There’s a couple somewhere in Los Angeles who unknowingly inspired the second season of “Beef.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Unintentionally or unknowingly, Mudd claimed, he had helped him escape.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson