unprompted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He starts touting, mostly unprompted, the U.S. matches as a success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"The underreported symptoms are leads that came from patients themselves, unprompted, and clinicians could potentially pay attention to them."
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Mohamed Salah's latest unprompted public outburst will ratchet up the pressure on struggling Liverpool head coach Arne Slot by several notches.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
After summoning the White House press pool, Trump strode to a podium bearing the presidential seal and, unprompted, declared that the “lies” linking her to Jeffrey Epstein had to end.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
The stories that Vivian began to tell only with prodding, in dutiful answer to specific questions, are spilling forth unprompted, one after another, so many that even Vivian seems surprised.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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