Examples of unknowing in a Sentence
Adjective
those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening
the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip
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Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
As such, when Mia brings an innocent, unknowing stranger back to her apartment and begins to torture him, Dexter— witnessing the events unfold from across the street — calls authorities and Mia is arrested.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The novel, after all, can be read today as an unknowing precursor to Interview with a Vampire or The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The novel, after all, can be read today as an unknowing precursor to Interview with a Vampire or The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
As such, when Mia brings an innocent, unknowing stranger back to her apartment and begins to torture him, Dexter— witnessing the events unfold from across the street — calls authorities and Mia is arrested.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
In a scene framed by the opening of a karst cave, the 20-inch black and cream-colored banded snake targeted an unknowing skink.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The novel, after all, can be read today as an unknowing precursor to Interview with a Vampire or The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unknowing
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“Unknowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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