unbeknownst to

idiom

chiefly US

: without being known about by (someone)

Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.

Examples of unbeknownst to in a Sentence

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Among the heroes who joined the relief efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, unbeknownst to them, were hundreds of dogs, alongside their handlers, who relentlessly searched for any living persons and the bodies of those who lost their lives in the wreckage. —Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024

The answer of what else could be done was, unbeknownst to Ravi, buried in the fine print of his own insurance policy. —Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2024

Advertisement And unbeknownst to his law enforcement handlers, Rocha made a set of secret recordings that jeopardized their case. —Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024

And unbeknownst to any of them, Gunnar had lived with my boyfriend, George. —Edward Frumkin, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2024