How to Use unbeknownst in a Sentence

unbeknownst

adjective
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  • So, unbeknownst to me at the time, this played out in my usage of them.
    — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 28 May 2018
  • That phone call was recorded by the FBI, unbeknownst to Koslow.
    — Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Hilton returned to the game a short time later and played well, unbeknownst to Simms.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Young Philip, unbeknownst to him, had been handed a new kind of country to grow up in.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Dobson says the tracks were given to those artists unbeknownst to her.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 June 2021
  • And, unbeknownst to Bird, there was a man in those bushes watching, a man named Bill Hodges.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Johnson has already tried out the creations on her star clients, unbeknownst to them and fans at the time.
    — Lindsay Weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The neighbor, who had agreed to pay $1,100 for the chairs and table, was watching through a window, unbeknownst to Shavies.
    — Thomas Peele, The Mercury News, 1 July 2019
  • But, unbeknownst to him, the Wootens’ neighbors have been murdered.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 May 2021
  • Kelly at the same time, unbeknownst to me, had also chosen to be called Oma.
    — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2020
  • But my mom, unbeknownst to her, bought the bulletproof vest.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • But he is still floored by the scene that unfolded that evening, unbeknownst to anyone.
    — Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2020
  • In both cases, the guns fired lead projectiles, unbeknownst to the actors and crew.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021
  • And so Prentice, unbeknownst to me, had Yvonne actually talk to me as Yvonne and say words to me.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021
  • But some get a little messier over time—unbeknownst to their owner.
    — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2019
  • But unbeknownst to the dogs and their owners, the relentless sun had also made the pond a bathtub of toxins.
    — Katie Mettler, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The citizens of Louisville are, unbeknownst to them, much better off because of her work.
    — The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In the 1950s, a network of civilian sleeper agents ran across Alaska, unbeknownst to the public.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Nick, Davie, and Bi were on the raft relaxing when, unbeknownst to all parties, sharp coral sliced through the anchor rope, setting the raft adrift.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 July 2021
  • There weren’t any movies on the plane, but Blair had Wifi—and two apparent lovebirds who, unbeknownst to them, had just gone viral.
    — Emma Stefansky, Vanities, 5 July 2018
  • But, unbeknownst to Morrow, other plans lie ahead for him.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2021
  • But when night falls, Susanna and the Countess trade outfits; unbeknownst to him, the Count ends up wooing his own wife.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
  • However, McCraw said that the teacher had closed the door, but unbeknownst to her, it could be locked only from the outside.
    — Jim Vertuno and Jake Bleiberg, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2022
  • As Sanchez was using the restroom, a tree fell on their campsite and, unbeknownst to the mom of five, hit her 8-year-old son Robert, the outlet reported.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2021
  • However, McCraw said the teacher had closed the door, but unbeknownst to her, it could be locked only from the outside.
    — CBS News, 22 June 2022
  • Hidden in that crowd, unbeknownst to the Fenveses, was Maris, their former longtime cook.
    — Margaret Littman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • At the conclusion of the program, the teachers asked Goodall to step up to the mic to sing — a moment that, unbeknownst to Goodall, would wind up spreading joy across the internet.
    — Fox News, 21 July 2022
  • But, seemingly unbeknownst to both men, the land that the adobe house was on had been made the property of the territory of Arizona.
    — Richard Ruelas, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
  • The parents say their 4-year-old daughter had stolen a doll from a Family Dollar store, unbeknownst to them.
    — CBS News, 17 June 2019
  • And completely unbeknownst to us, last week, a large consumer search engine picked that up.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 12 July 2018

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