unsolicited
adjective
un·so·lic·it·ed
ˌən-sə-ˈli-sə-təd 
: not asked for or requested : not solicited
unsolicited advice
unsolicited email
Examples of unsolicited in a Sentence
the family received enough unsolicited donations to get back on their feet
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The American billionaire’s audacious and unsolicited offer for Wembley Stadium was £600million ($813m at current exchange rates) up front and £300m in future revenues from the venue’s lucrative prawn-sandwich-brigade business.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Start by watching where the energy pools—unsolicited Slack threads, spontaneous mentions in meetings, unprompted TikToks or tweets.
—Gully Flowers, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Details on the cost of the fire station were not included in the unsolicited proposal.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Nofziger warned that many times a customer support scammer can hide behind an unsolicited text message that suggests there is an unauthorized charge on your credit card or suspicious activity with your bank account.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 May 2025
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Start by watching where the energy pools—unsolicited Slack threads, spontaneous mentions in meetings, unprompted TikToks or tweets.
—Gully Flowers, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Details on the cost of the fire station were not included in the unsolicited proposal.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Nofziger warned that many times a customer support scammer can hide behind an unsolicited text message that suggests there is an unauthorized charge on your credit card or suspicious activity with your bank account.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsolicited
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“Unsolicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolicited. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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