unsuspecting
adjective
un·sus·pect·ing
ˌən-sə-ˈspek-tiŋ 
: unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting
unsuspecting victims
unsuspectingly
adverb
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Examples of unsuspecting in a Sentence
sidewalk vendors selling bogus gems to unsuspecting tourists
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Expectancy bias reigns supreme, preying on unsuspecting consumers and perpetuating the illusion of progress.
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Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
The viral claim about Trader Joe's offering $750 gift cards has become the latest ploy targeting unsuspecting consumers.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Any number of genre films now turn on unsuspecting characters receiving coveted invites from charismatic neo-barons to their remote compounds for luxury, decadence, and ornate slaughter or some variation thereof.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The Band mastered their craft through years of performing as unknowns – then as the unsuspecting targets of outrage after hooking up with Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
The viral claim about Trader Joe's offering $750 gift cards has become the latest ploy targeting unsuspecting consumers.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Any number of genre films now turn on unsuspecting characters receiving coveted invites from charismatic neo-barons to their remote compounds for luxury, decadence, and ornate slaughter or some variation thereof.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The Band mastered their craft through years of performing as unknowns – then as the unsuspecting targets of outrage after hooking up with Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuspecting. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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