unintended
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Authorities have been aggressively shutting down cybercrime rings—with the unintended consequence of tutoring them in covering their tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Bill Plaschke spoke a quiet and perhaps unintended truth in his column praising the competitiveness of the World Baseball Classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
"Our future goal is to create the next generation of tissue-specific therapies that preserve therapeutic benefit while reducing unintended systemic effects," said Elgendy.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
Their narrow military assessment leaves out the broader, unintended consequences of the war.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
She has taken off down the street with my unintended encouragement.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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