unwit
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unwit
Example Sentences
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I honestly don’t know whether this executive VP is an unwitting victim who has been persuaded to invest their own cash, or whether they are an agent of the alleged scammer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
"Based on numerous internal documents describing its 'hidden' 'surcharges,' Amazon's scheme has likely illegally extracted over 20 billion dollars from its unwitting advertising customers," the complaint says.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
This goes all kinds of wrong, setting off a viral brouhaha and turning the hapless Owen into an unwitting pariah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
But “Blow Out” goes one step further by bringing Jack and Sally — two unwitting parties to the same wicked plot — together.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
This would become one of my early, unwitting lessons about life in politics: Schedules and plans never seemed to stick.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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