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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Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
The book opens with amnesia—the author’s and her mother’s—and from this place of unknowing, Rojas starts to examine her family’s history in Colombia, especially her grandfather Nono’s life as a curandero (shaman).
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 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
One of the strongest scenes in this episode is Maeve teaching the unknowing captive Sam how to swim.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
The book opens with amnesia—the author’s and her mother’s—and from this place of unknowing, Rojas starts to examine her family’s history in Colombia, especially her grandfather Nono’s life as a curandero (shaman).
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 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
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“Unknowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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