unknown to

phrase

: without being known about by (someone)
Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.

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Fazio, who remains unknown to a significant portion of the electorate, is running several lighthearted ads with a dual purpose of raising his profile and criticizing the governor. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Hartman, 20, ascended from a relative unknown to a consensus top-30 prospect in the sport over the past six months. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Knitters film themselves knitting with new techniques previously unknown to Dujancourt. — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 The New Castle County Police Cold Case Squad picked up the case in 2019, enlisting the help of a forensic art professor at George Mason University to develop a facial reconstruction of the woman, who was still unknown to investigators. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unknown to

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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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