unsuspectingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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"There's no reason for it and it leads people unsuspectingly on to a dangerous footpath, which is the path that Suzie fell from," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
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
He would be blandly idiotic, and take everything quite unsuspectingly for what it was in him.
From Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe by Santayana, George
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