unforced

British

/ ʌnˈfɔːst /

adjective

not forced or having been forced

unforced errors

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And yet Petzold’s gift for seasoning truth with elusiveness is fully in force, giving this airy yet ghost-charged rescue story a welcome intelligence to go with its unforced emotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Instead, it’s an unforced error; if you forgot about this mostly forgotten affair, well, he’s here to remind you that he was an idiot in one specific way at least once.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

A long forehand from Djokovic, his 42nd unforced error of the day, put an end to that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

He claimed the set in a statement 33 minutes after a ninth unforced error from the top seed, having dominated the big moments.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

I became impatient; I hurried my strokes and I made one unforced error after another.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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