unknowing
adjective
ignorant or unaware.
unknowingly
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a word derived from
unknowing.
Example Sentences
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On Aug. 9, visitors unknowingly passed through a landscape on the cusp of failure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
He insisted his officers were keeping an "open mind" and considering "every possible angle" in the security scare, including the possible role of "proxies" working knowingly or unknowingly for a foreign state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
According to Southern Section’s Blue Book rule 500.5, “Any school knowingly or unknowingly violating the rule may be suspended from membership in the CIF Southern Section.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
A street performer singing Coldplay covers unknowingly had a duet with the band’s singer Chris Martin.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sometimes my mom would look at me and start to cry, and I wondered if it was because I had unknowingly done something—made a gesture or a facial expression—to remind her of Deborah.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
