unlooked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unlooked
1250–1300 for earlier sense; 1555–65 for current sense; Middle English: neglected; see un- 1, look, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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"The people who were killed are not flies. How can this go unlooked? We will get to the bottom of this," Niger state Governor Umaru Bago told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her unlooked for achievement was the subject of wonder, applause, and admiration.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
They were about little fatherless boys, who in the most unlooked for ways found their fathers.
From A Life For a Love A Novel by L. T. Meade
In truth, the good luck had been so entirely unlooked for, that Squire Carr could not find in his heart to snub Ben for saying so, quite as fiercely as he might otherwise have done.
From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
They began to discuss the causes of the unlooked for event with becoming dignity, but before the argument was concluded, another and another defeat came like successive thunder claps, till discussion gave way to alarm.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Joel Tyler Headley
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