Examples of unbidden in a Sentence
thoughts that come to the mind unbidden
she arrived, unbidden, to help out at the Red Cross center
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The chant rose up from the crowd — unlikely and unbidden — during a Carolina Panthers offensive series where most football fans know you’re supposed to be quiet so the players can hear quarterback Bryce Young’s snap count.
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Dec. 2025
Like runner’s high, or epiphany in prayer, the goonstate is not the point of the practice, but rather its occasional and unbidden reward.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Sometimes violets come up, unbidden.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
In fact, Ruth learns of their engagement only when Alan approaches her and speaks to her unbidden, something that does not happen between unmarried men and women on the Dorf.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Dec. 2025
Like runner’s high, or epiphany in prayer, the goonstate is not the point of the practice, but rather its occasional and unbidden reward.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Sometimes violets come up, unbidden.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
In fact, Ruth learns of their engagement only when Alan approaches her and speaks to her unbidden, something that does not happen between unmarried men and women on the Dorf.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unbidden
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“Unbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbidden. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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unbidden
adjective
un·bid·den
ˌən-ˈbid-ᵊn 
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also unbid
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