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unsuspectingly

American  
[uhn-suh-spekt-ing-lee] / ˌʌn səˈspɛkt ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in the manner of one who does not suspect anything.

    Synonyms:
    trustingly, naively

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

And you usually try to bottle up that anxiety while nursing it internally, as I unsuspectingly carry on with whatever I’m doing until your bubbling resentment and fear becomes impossible to avoid.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2018

Raynal unsuspectingly used Franklin's Polly Baker, as an authentic document in his Histoire ....

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.

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