uninvited
adjective
un·in·vit·ed
ˌən-in-ˈvī-təd 
: not invited
an uninvited guest
a guest who showed up uninvited
Examples of uninvited in a Sentence
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Then an uninvited guest shows up at the funeral with a secret known only to Baneatta and the story takes a swift turn.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
This is my first time at any awards show, and as expected, I got lost on the way here, drove by two groups of protesters demanding a cease-fire at Gaza, and was mistaken for staff and as an uninvited guest.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
An unexpected guest made a dramatic entrance during a couple's English countryside wedding
A certain uninvited guest made quite an entrance at a couple’s countryside wedding in England.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Recently, he was invited to play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, and then apparently uninvited, which sent him on a social media tirade against Ruffles potato chips, one of the sponsors.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
With 360° sound magic in every direction, there will be no corner of your room left untouched, no soul uninvited to the auditory party that’s about to break out.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
Swim lessons at a recreation center in Canada were stopped by an uninvited attendee: a deer, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Fanny’s host is practically hostile when this uninvited foreigner first shows up, but that’s before a disarmingly candid (and frequently dishonest) Fanny starts to share stories invented to earn sympathy.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
So how are you supposed to get actually restful rest when your anxiety loves to show up uninvited?
—Anna Borges, SELF, 21 Dec. 2023
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
This is my first time at any awards show, and as expected, I got lost on the way here, drove by two groups of protesters demanding a cease-fire at Gaza, and was mistaken for staff and as an uninvited guest.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
An unexpected guest made a dramatic entrance during a couple's English countryside wedding
A certain uninvited guest made quite an entrance at a couple’s countryside wedding in England.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Recently, he was invited to play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, and then apparently uninvited, which sent him on a social media tirade against Ruffles potato chips, one of the sponsors.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
With 360° sound magic in every direction, there will be no corner of your room left untouched, no soul uninvited to the auditory party that’s about to break out.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
Swim lessons at a recreation center in Canada were stopped by an uninvited attendee: a deer, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Fanny’s host is practically hostile when this uninvited foreigner first shows up, but that’s before a disarmingly candid (and frequently dishonest) Fanny starts to share stories invented to earn sympathy.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
So how are you supposed to get actually restful rest when your anxiety loves to show up uninvited?
—Anna Borges, SELF, 21 Dec. 2023
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