uninvited
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Distressing images thunder into her head uninvited, whirling around and around until she feels like she is drowning in them.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
If the uninvited guest is a bear, the answer is an electrified mat, apparently.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
At the end of March, US Vice President JD Vance made an uninvited visit to Greenland that was widely seen as a provocation both on the island and in Copenhagen.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
On a whim straight out of Preston Sturges’s 1941 classic “Sullivan’s Travels,” Jay decides to follow her, uninvited, on the pretext of accepting an award at an Italian film festival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
There was a slight mist when John Longridge rose early the following morning, having fought a losing battle for the middle of the bed with his uninvited bedfellow.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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