How to Use unsuspected in a Sentence

unsuspected

adjective
  • Plus there is some unsuspected wiggle in his step after the catch.
    cleveland, 16 Apr. 2020
  • But no matter who is at the grill, a meal there still provides a glimpse of new and unsuspected pleasures that can be yours at the end of a bamboo skewer.
    New York Times, 13 July 2021
  • Ian Charms is the unsuspected outlet that brings her passions full-circle.
    Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The pills are designed to look like painkillers and sold to unsuspected victims, especially kids and teens, Bianco said.
    Nathan Luna, ABC News, 3 May 2022
  • Apparently, the point of the prank was to capture their reactions to the shocking sound of the horn, but the prank ended up doing some unsuspected damage.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 11 Oct. 2017
  • If on the other hand, some previously unsuspected force field is tinkering with the galaxies and space-time, the effect could shut off or even reverse over the eons.
    Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The two will allow an unsuspected solidarity to emerge when Patagonia’s cruel winter finds one of them on the brink of death.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Renovating an old building means, above all, unearthing unsuspected space that’s been there all along.
    Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Apr. 2018
  • When the bodies disappear from the morgue, Granell and Caplliure embark on the pursuit of a serial killer with an unsuspected motivation.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
  • In addition, a fuller probing of the theatrical potential of the operas of Handel and Mozart revealed unsuspected depths and dimensions in them.
    Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
  • In this case -- as is so often true -- a look down from space, a glimpse from above and beyond, can ignite thought processes and inspire treks through avenues previously unsuspected.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2010
  • So there's an early warning system that monitors every vaccine sold in the U.S. to spot unsuspected side effects.
    Lauran Neergaard, Star Tribune, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Then to the rescue, from unsuspected origins, arrives a superhero.
    David Beers, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
  • As the two spar about many subjects—morality, art, music, the theater, and the scourge of insufficient talent—unsuspected points of convergence appear.
    Dan Hofstadter, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019
  • The result was that the neo-Nazi terrorists went unobserved, unsuspected and relatively free to continue their killing spree.
    New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • Rader was widely unsuspected as the criminal behind the mass murders.
    Cady Lang, Time, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Ernaux’s honesty had the effect of illuminating a profound and unsuspected lack of freedom in her reader.
    Rachel Cusk, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • Placing artists from different eras side-by-side, however, can bring out unsuspected affinities.
    Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Also, unsuspected dental problems can cause a person to change chewing patterns, leading to symptoms.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 May 2021
  • While on vacation, a happy-go-lucky family becomes the unsuspected target of a grieving mother who lost her family.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • An unsuspected solidarity, emerges, however, when Patagonia’s cruel winter finds one of them on the brink of death.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2022
  • But any encounter with unsuspected fentanyl can be dangerous, said Bryce Pardo, a Rand Corp. researcher who focuses on drug policy.
    Julie Wernau, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
  • But for now, no one knows whether rising humidity, the lengthening days, or some as-yet-unsuspected seasonal effect will come to the rescue—or whether humanity must confront the pandemic without any help from the seasons.
    Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 13 Mar. 2020
  • At the same time, scammers are getting more sophisticated and shifting their attention to robo-texts, which have exploded in popularity as a way to bilk unsuspected people.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 22 July 2022
  • In a study published today in Cell, scientists show an unsuspected link between a psychological disorder and the immune system.
    Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2010
  • The organization trains to be prepared for the moment when catastrophe strikes, given the unsuspected nature of natural disasters.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Scammers often use email, text, and direct messaging (DM) to get information from unsuspected people.
    Dallas News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • That information has revealed subtle and unsuspected distinctions among cells and has begun to illuminate how the diversity of cell types can be essential to the healthy functioning of organs.
    Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • And the little primate hints at a previously unsuspected history of diplomatic links between Teotihuacan’s rulers and Maya kingdoms further south.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Oldboy’s backward detective story details the escape of average-man Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) after 15 years held captive in a bizarre hotel room/cell, and his subsequent drive for retribution against the unsuspected forces that imprisoned him.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Sep. 2023

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