unintentional
adjective
un·in·ten·tion·al
ˌən-in-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)nəl
: not done by intention or design : not intentional
an unintentional effect
causing unintentional harm/offense
unintentionally
adverb
an unintentionally offensive remark
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Examples of unintentional in a Sentence
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That isn’t spelling danger just yet for hybrids’ unintentional parents.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Israeli officials have said the strike was unintentional and a mistake.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
The country’s soccer federation, which is responsible for the design, said Monday any similarity to the logo created by the design’s numbering was unintentional.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Fuel contamination is often unintentional, but there have been cases of unscrupulous fuel providers diluting their product with cheaper substances to increase supply and maximize profits.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
Accident: when a death is caused by something unnatural but was also unintentional.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The data shows that the overdose death rate ticked down a bit for teens and adults younger than 35 in 2022, but unintentional injury was the leading cause of death for these age groups by a large margin in 2021.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Heart disease and cancer remained the two leading causes of death, respectively.
COVID-19 fell to the fourth-leading cause of death in 2022 while unintentional injuries took the number three spot.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Caught in the crossfire:Full coverage of our year inside Indy's gun violence
The shooting is among the latest in a continuing trend of unintentional shootings involving children in Central Indiana, and across the country.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Israeli officials have said the strike was unintentional and a mistake.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
The country’s soccer federation, which is responsible for the design, said Monday any similarity to the logo created by the design’s numbering was unintentional.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Fuel contamination is often unintentional, but there have been cases of unscrupulous fuel providers diluting their product with cheaper substances to increase supply and maximize profits.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
Accident: when a death is caused by something unnatural but was also unintentional.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The data shows that the overdose death rate ticked down a bit for teens and adults younger than 35 in 2022, but unintentional injury was the leading cause of death for these age groups by a large margin in 2021.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Heart disease and cancer remained the two leading causes of death, respectively.
COVID-19 fell to the fourth-leading cause of death in 2022 while unintentional injuries took the number three spot.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Caught in the crossfire:Full coverage of our year inside Indy's gun violence
The shooting is among the latest in a continuing trend of unintentional shootings involving children in Central Indiana, and across the country.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Unintentional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unintentional. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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