unsuspectingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Two days ago fortune smiled when the people who had unsuspectingly bought Boy tried to change his microchip, which prompted an alert to the company were it was registered.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2024
Over the fall, rescue officials found Godiva and five of her pups, as some people who had unsuspectingly bought them returned them to authorities.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
After all, Varamini opened Gantry Public House in late February — just weeks before COVID-19 unsuspectingly squashed the Mariners’ and Sounders’ seasons and sapped his revenue stream.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020
Food that contains trace amounts, because it was produced with factory equipment or kitchen tools that came into contact with peanuts, can prove fatal for allergic individuals who consume it unsuspectingly.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2016
So, in the faint lightening of the darkness which preceded the first dawn of day, they slumbered on, heavily, peacefully, unsuspectingly.
From Haviland's Chum by Mitford, Bertram
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