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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When, unbeknownst to each other, two directors pursue the same subject at the same time, typically somebody loses.
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Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Back in French Guiana, the captors begin to move the hostages again after Adrienne leaks that a U.S. rescue mission will be underway in a matter of hours; unbeknownst to her, Toussaint had organized for the French special forces to go in earlier, which sends Adrienne into a panic.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Giovanni's backpack was picked up by a truck driver who traveled with it to Tampa, unbeknownst to Bridgette, who was tracking its location via Giovanni's phone.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Steven and coworker Denise, unbeknownst to Taylor, also shared a moment while on a train ride to NYC.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Back in French Guiana, the captors begin to move the hostages again after Adrienne leaks that a U.S. rescue mission will be underway in a matter of hours; unbeknownst to her, Toussaint had organized for the French special forces to go in earlier, which sends Adrienne into a panic.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Giovanni's backpack was picked up by a truck driver who traveled with it to Tampa, unbeknownst to Bridgette, who was tracking its location via Giovanni's phone.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Steven and coworker Denise, unbeknownst to Taylor, also shared a moment while on a train ride to NYC.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Unbeknownst to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeknownst%20to. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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