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unawares
[ uhn-uh-wairz ]
adverb
- while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently.
- without warning; by surprise; suddenly; unexpectedly:
to come upon someone unawares.
unawares
/ ˌʌ²Ôəˈ·Éɛə³ú /
adverb
- without prior warning or plan; unexpectedly
she caught him unawares
- without being aware of or knowing
he lost it unawares
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Example Sentences
Muir added the bonus point before half-time, as Ben Spencer ran down the blindside from a scrum to catch Saracens unawares before passing to the winger, who sprinted over a tackle into the corner.
The entire plot is driven by Blackthorne’s revelation that even the Christian lords’ European allies are secretly building an army with which they intend to take all of Japan unawares.
That the government is always caught unawares shows a depressing underinvestment in the waterworks of its cities and its rural areas.
Because forecasters were caught unawares, so were local residents, who only expected perhaps a Category 2 storm.
They were taken unawares and couldn't salvage anything, she tells me as beads of tears roll down her face.
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