unbeknown to

idiom

chiefly British

: without being known about by (someone)

Unbeknown to the students, the teacher had entered the room.

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New lovebirds Kate and Sean are about to jump into the hellscape that is the inner-city rental market, until Kate inherits the huge mansion in the country, but unbeknown to her, the house is haunted by this collection of needy spirits. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024 Moving in together for the first time the young couple are attempting domestic bliss, but unbeknown to them, the house is haunted by a collection of needy spirits who died in Ramshead Manor over the last 200 years. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 But unbeknown to many, the global economy was undergoing a major structural change that was making supply rather than demand the real problem. —

Mohamed A. El-Erian, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022 But quite unbeknown to me, Toor’s life in New York had opened up a new vein of material. —

Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unbeknown to