unbeknownst to
idiom
chiefly US
: without being known about by (someone)
Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.
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And, of course, each one of these individuals has their own full life, unbeknownst to us.
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Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Adrian Jimenez, 44, met Espinoza Martinez through his small construction business, but that witness has a felony record and – unbeknownst to the Martinez – has also been working as a police informant since the 1990s.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Social Security data in question was allegedly shared via an unapproved third-party server named Cloudflare, unbeknownst to the SSA.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
During this time, another fire truck’s tires got caught on a hose and became entangled, unbeknownst to the driver, which then pinned Moreau along the cab of the fire engine.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
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Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Adrian Jimenez, 44, met Espinoza Martinez through his small construction business, but that witness has a felony record and – unbeknownst to the Martinez – has also been working as a police informant since the 1990s.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Social Security data in question was allegedly shared via an unapproved third-party server named Cloudflare, unbeknownst to the SSA.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
During this time, another fire truck’s tires got caught on a hose and became entangled, unbeknownst to the driver, which then pinned Moreau along the cab of the fire engine.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Unbeknownst to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeknownst%20to. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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