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
  • Ian Charms is the unsuspected outlet that brings her passions full-circle.
    — Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Renovating an old building means, above all, unearthing unsuspected space that’s been there all along.
    — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • Placing artists from different eras side-by-side, however, can bring out unsuspected affinities.
    — Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Then to the rescue, from unsuspected origins, arrives a superhero.
    — David Beers, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Rader was widely unsuspected as the criminal behind the mass murders.
    — Cady Lang, Time, 22 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • Also, unsuspected dental problems can cause a person to change chewing patterns, leading to symptoms.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 May 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • AmEx recommended that cardholders regularly monitor their accounts for unsuspected charges for the next one to two years.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • But now, in an unsuspected way, these animals help aid an economy that’s withered alongside Eastern Kentucky’s coal industry.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Scammers often use email, text, and direct messaging (DM) to get information from unsuspected people.
    — Dallas News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • However, Nair et al's work reveals an unsuspected level of organization.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2013
  • The narrative proceeds with the usual red herrings, flurries of action and suspense and unsuspected revelations, some of which are telegraphed long before the moment they’re meant to take us by surprise.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • There’s a beautiful lilting rhythm to the story’s developments as the centrality of each of the four principal characters keeps shifting, often showing unsuspected sides of them.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Every portrait of a relationship yields more truth than what appears at first glance; each spoon or mirror reflects secrets, distortions, and additional characters unsuspected by the viewer.
    — Alison Kinney, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2018

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