unsuspecting
adjective
un·sus·pect·ing
ˌən-sə-ˈspek-tiŋ 
: unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting
unsuspecting victims
unsuspectingly
adverb
Examples of unsuspecting in a Sentence
sidewalk vendors selling bogus gems to unsuspecting tourists
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TikTok is flooded with videos, many of which have amassed hundreds of thousands of views, where servers are recruited to prank unsuspecting customers by taking their food away in the middle of their meal.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Snapchat gotcha: Feds are sending people to prison after snaps show gangs, guns, ammo
How widespread are these scams
The scammers targeting elderly people in Western Pennsylvania represent just a fraction of the fraudsters targeting unsuspecting grandparents nationwide.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Natalia Grace’s story reads like a scary movie — specifically the 2009 film Orphan, in which a woman disguises herself as a kid and is adopted by an unsuspecting family.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
For the second time in two months, a hacker has used Steam to circulate malware to unsuspecting gamers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Snapchat gotcha: Feds are sending people to prison after snaps show gangs, guns, ammo
How widespread are these scams
The scammers targeting elderly people in Western Pennsylvania represent just a fraction of the fraudsters targeting unsuspecting grandparents nationwide.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Natalia Grace’s story reads like a scary movie — specifically the 2009 film Orphan, in which a woman disguises herself as a kid and is adopted by an unsuspecting family.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
For the second time in two months, a hacker has used Steam to circulate malware to unsuspecting gamers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsuspecting
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuspecting. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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