How to Use unintentional in a Sentence

unintentional

adjective

• As that daughter, what doesn’t help are the guilt trips, even the unintentional ones.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
• But the recent die-off of salmon fry was unintentional.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
• Nearly three-quarters of unintentional deaths over the past 10 years have been male, the release said.
  — The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
• So how did his quest for professional arm wrestling lead him to the wild world of unintentional ASMR?
  — Kelsey Weekman, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
• From sleeves that are too lengthy to the unintentional boxy aesthetic, the struggle has been real.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 19 Oct. 2023
• It was later found to have been unintentional, and the driver was charged with reckless driving.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• Manoah said the plunking was unintentional and more a result of his struggles to command his sinker in recent starts.
  — Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022
• The horrible death in New Mexico last week was one unintentional gun death among hundreds in the U.S. each year.
  — Clifford S. Asness, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
• The show sent an unintentional message: Even when there's every reason to feel pessimistic, there's a chance to seek out sunshine.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
• Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death among young children ages 1 to 4, according to the CDC.
  — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
• The judge acknowledged the assertion by Trump’s defense that the failure to remove the item was unintentional.
  — Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• Anyone who keeps up with trends knows that some unintentional matching, be it with friends or strangers, is all but guaranteed.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
• As a result of the crash, which all parties agreed was unintentional, two men stood accused of murdering his father and a friend who was cycling with him.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• Of course, nothing that Swift has anything to do with is unintentional, including her beau’s look.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
• During the height of media hysteria over punk in 1976, MacGowan gained unintentional fame when a woman bit off a chunk of his ear at a Clash concert.
  — Andrew Barker, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• As mentioned before, AI can make the wrong decision and can have unintentional bias.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder against Kueng in the case.
  — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
• Perhaps, then, the best way was deGrom’s unintentional, but spot on, summary: Nolan Ryan pitched here.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• All were contact sports athletes who died under the age of 30, many by suicide or unintentional drug overdose.
  — Celia Ford, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
• Excessive coughing while the chip or pieces of the chip are being swallowed may lead to aspiration—unintentional inhalation into the airway and lungs—of the chip, or the spices on the chip.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
• Nearly two-thirds of the deaths in 2021 were homicides, although unintentional shootings have killed many children.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 21 Aug. 2023
• But Rodriguez High nurtured cross-class friendships in ways both planned and unintentional.
  — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022
• Opioids were involved in 80% of Ohio’s unintentional drug overdose deaths that year.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 2 July 2023
• Signs that could signal a problem, Ng said, include blood in the stool, abdominal pain, unintentional weight loss and changes in bowel habits.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2024
• The defense had argued the contact between Dundore’s boot and the teen’s head was unintentional, the result of Dundore losing his balance on slick pavement in a tight space.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
• Hogsett said gun locks are a simple but effective way to reduce the number of unintentional shootings, which have spiked in Indianapolis in the past year.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2023
• The bill says more than 85% of school shooters got their gun from home or from a friend or relative, and more than 75% of guns used in youth suicide attempts and unintentional injuries are stored in the home of the victim, a relative or friend.
  — oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2023
• An unintentional violation can result in a fine of up to $500.
  — Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• That was one of those lucky, unintentional moments … just to rely on your costume designer.
  — Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022
• Guns at home are a big reason that gun deaths (including unintentional shootings and suicides) have surpassed car crashes and illness as the number one killer of kids ages 12 months to 19 years.
  — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024