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They heard so late, so unpreparedly, so suddenly; and in the first shock, an exile which had been a calmly accepted condition, became almost a menace, seemed swiftly to develop a force.

From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude

Young people undertake the most risky experiment in the world as lightly and unpreparedly as they would go on a summer holiday!

From Three Things by Glyn, Elinor

You find such pictures of the saint at the entrances to many Spanish churches, the old belief having been that those who gazed upon it would not die unpreparedly that day.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

A nation that can unpreparedly deliver on such promises to the drop of the hat can take care of her defense, and that may be Canada's next national job.

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

But the message dropped like a shaft from the skies, suddenly, unpreparedly, and for the moment dispelled all else.

From Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing by Page, Gertrude