unprompted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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And then, unprompted, Lægreid started talking about his love life, which has not been going well lately.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Three midlevel Iranian government officials, reached over the past week to discuss other issues, brought up unprompted that they privately longed for the return of the Pahlavis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
"He made the comments on two occasions unprompted," Cdr Prins added.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
After hearing Powell’s unprompted description about December, traders in derivative markets slashed their expectations of a cut to 67%, from 90% a day ago.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025
“I’m fine and don’t need to talk about it,” she said, unprompted.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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