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Examples of unanticipated in a Sentence
The new policy has had some unanticipated side effects.
ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program
Recent Examples of unanticipated from the Web
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In other instances, analysts had judged a plutonium operation was safe, but then more workers — whose bodies reflect and slow neutrons — wound up being present nearby, creating unanticipated risks.
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Allowing such a runup of debt, Beijing is leaving the Chinese economy susceptible to any unanticipated event that undercuts confidence in the financial system.
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On feeling lucky while in an unanticipated situation.
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Much like the creation of Facebook itself – the largest social-engineering project in history – that shift could have broad and unanticipated consequences.
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James Markus, president of Norlake, said an unanticipated drop in business due to oil prices required the company to scale back and lay off employees.
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That said, this is an unanticipated loss that the Saints might not be able to rectify for 2017.
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Tax bill delinquencies are on the rise in some counties where private party PACE programs have been in effect longer, and where homeowners can’t keep up with the unanticipated rate of debt.
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Fort Lauderdale has about $76 million ready for unanticipated expenses.
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First Known Use of unanticipated
circa 1779
UNANTICIPATED Defined for English Language Learners
unanticipated
playDefinition of unanticipated for English Language Learners
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: not expected or anticipated : not thought of as a possibility
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