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
To repudiate a doctrine accepted by the nation’s cultural arbiters gets you uninvited to their parties and called a fool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Vance in March paid an uninvited visit to Greenland.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
If the uninvited guest is a bear, the answer is an electrified mat, apparently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Frodo and Bilbo followed the wizard quickly along the winding path back to the house; behind them, uninvited and for the moment forgotten, trotted Sam.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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