How to Use unsolicited in a Sentence

unsolicited

adjective
  • In the third inning, a fan walked down and handed her a beer, unsolicited.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • That the teens of today would all believe unsolicited nudes aren't okay and call it out — as Kohn did.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • One day in February 1971, one of the back seaters in the squadron gave me some unsolicited advice.
    — WSJ, 3 Oct. 2021
  • My unsolicited advice: Forget about the NDA and start building the best product in the world.
    — Tom Sagi, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • What was that like to see his unsolicited post online last year?
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The job hunter might get an unsolicited call or message.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
  • So with that, thank you to all of you for humoring me and receiving my unsolicited advice for the past year and a half.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • The cloak has a mind of its own and won’t just listen to Wong, deciding to escape this unsolicited bath.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Last year, a guest showed up with an unsolicited pumpkin soup.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Some guests have volunteered, unsolicited, to clean their bathroom and change the sheets on their bed.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • My unsolicited advice was not heeded, but Buehrle would be up to stay, beer keg or no beer keg.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The group intends to submit an unsolicited proposal to the city, the sources say, though the timing is unclear.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • Learn how to fight the scourge of unsolicited rings and pings from spammers, scammers, and telemarketers.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 12 Mar. 2022
  • In an alert issued Tuesday, the agency warned people to be on alert for unsolicited texts and phone calls.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
  • Karl decides to snag a literal second of screen time and leads Thomas over to the rest of the dudes for an unsolicited confrontation.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The couch is where the minutes of screen time tick up to slap me on Sundays with unsolicited daily averages.
    — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2020
  • By the time officials came to pick up the plants, Crenshaw had received a second unsolicited packet of the same seeds.
    — Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 15 July 2021
  • How to avoid test prep scams • Always be wary of unsolicited callers.
    — Jan Diaz, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The first time David came out and did a little dance, the whole crew applauded for him, completely unsolicited.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • No one asked about him, nor were there any unsolicited votes of confidence.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Last year, the number of unsolicited text messages sent to consumers tripled, compared to the previous year, the FTC says.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • After the film wrapped, Rockwell received unsolicited fan mail and gifts from Michl.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • As a mother of two, Jana Kramer has learned to let unsolicited parenting advice roll off her back — but that wasn't always the case.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The unsolicited parenting advice didn’t go over well with many of those who attend the meetings.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Magpies dropped by to share their unsolicited opinions, and ducks with someplace to be honked overhead.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • The victim had received an unsolicited phone call a few days prior that appeared on the caller ID to come from Ohio Edison.
    — cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
  • For women, dirty looks from men are not the only bad part about skating alone; there’s also the unsolicited advice.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • And, as with Gronowski in Brussels, neighbors saw it as an unsolicited gift.
    — Katy Reckdahl, NOLA.com, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Meghann Fahy is back on our screens, this time as the lead in Drop—a new thriller about a woman who begins receiving unsolicited, threatening AirDrop messages while out on a first date.
    — Charley Ross, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Mac Observer emphasized that Apple will never contact users unsolicited via text, email or phone.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

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