Unawares
adverb
Without being expected or preparing for it.
The news took me unawares.
Often appears as...
- caught unawares
- find someone unawares
adverb
Without being aware or having knowledge of a situation.
He was caught unawares by the quick change in the weather.
Often appears as...
- caught unawares
- found unawares
adverb
Without being expected or preparing for it.
The news took me unawares.
Often appears as...
- caught unawares
- find someone unawares
adverb
Without being aware or having knowledge of a situation.
He was caught unawares by the quick change in the weather.
Often appears as...
- caught unawares
- found unawares
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Events
Use 'unawares' to describe being surprised by something happening quickly and without warning.
The sudden downpour caught me unawares.
Pro Tip 2/3Impacts Reactions
Usually implies a reaction is needed when something happens unawares, like dodging a ball.
I had to jump back unawares when the ball headed my direction.
Pro Tip 3/3No Time to Prepare
Emphasizes an absence of time to prepare for an event or action.
The quiz took the class unawares.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Events
Use 'unawares' to describe being surprised by something happening quickly and without warning.
The sudden downpour caught me unawares.
Pro Tip 2/3Impacts Reactions
Usually implies a reaction is needed when something happens unawares, like dodging a ball.
I had to jump back unawares when the ball headed my direction.
Pro Tip 3/3No Time to Prepare
Emphasizes an absence of time to prepare for an event or action.
The quiz took the class unawares.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Events
Use 'unawares' to describe being surprised by something happening quickly and without warning.
The sudden downpour caught me unawares.
Pro Tip 2/3Impacts Reactions
Usually implies a reaction is needed when something happens unawares, like dodging a ball.
I had to jump back unawares when the ball headed my direction.
Pro Tip 3/3No Time to Prepare
Emphasizes an absence of time to prepare for an event or action.
The quiz took the class unawares.
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starting to hear thunder as well and I did see a brief flash of lightning I think I'm gonna make tracks I'm gonna leave to tow it down for now start making my way a bit too close it's a camp just in case the lightning does catch us unawares meanwhile it's
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Triumph of the...
Herbivores have powerfully muscled hind legs that give them superlative acceleration, Invaluable if you are caught unawares.
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Safari Live - Day 269 PIPE...
starting to hear thunder as well and I did see a brief flash of lightning I think I'm gonna make tracks I'm gonna leave to tow it down for now start making my way a bit too close it's a camp just in case the lightning does catch us unawares meanwhile it's
Video examples
Triumph of the...
Herbivores have powerfully muscled hind legs that give them superlative acceleration, Invaluable if you are caught unawares.
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Quote examples
Keren Woodward
English Musician
Thank god magazines like 'Heat' weren't around in our day. The thought of someone catching you unawares on a beach and publishing photos of your cellulite... it's so hurtful, causes so many problems.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares. I have had experience enough to know what I say.
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Ibrahim Babangida
Nigerian Statesman
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.
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Mike Wallace
American Journalist
I'm a reporter; you can't subpoena people to talk to you. If you write to them and try to call them on the phone and they don't answer or so forth, then take them unawares.
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Sarah Churchwell
American Educator
History resembles a guest list in that sense of the invited and the gatecrashers: the people for whom we have been waiting, and those whose presence takes us unawares.
Quote examples
Keren Woodward
English Musician
Thank god magazines like 'Heat' weren't around in our day. The thought of someone catching you unawares on a beach and publishing photos of your cellulite... it's so hurtful, causes so many problems.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares. I have had experience enough to know what I say.
Quote examples
Ibrahim Babangida
Nigerian Statesman
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.
Quote examples
Mike Wallace
American Journalist
I'm a reporter; you can't subpoena people to talk to you. If you write to them and try to call them on the phone and they don't answer or so forth, then take them unawares.
Quote examples
Sarah Churchwell
American Educator
History resembles a guest list in that sense of the invited and the gatecrashers: the people for whom we have been waiting, and those whose presence takes us unawares.
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