unintentional
adjective
un·in·ten·tion·al
ˌən-in-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)nəl
: not done by intention or design : not intentional
an unintentional effect
causing unintentional harm/offense
unintentionally
adverb
an unintentionally offensive remark
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Examples of unintentional in a Sentence
an unintentional encounter with an old classmate at the mall
an unintentional insult that nevertheless was very hurtful
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
With millions of people visiting Yosemite National Park each year, the leading causes of unintentional deaths in national parks are motor vehicle crashes, drownings and falls, according to the National Park Service's mortality data from 2014 through 2019.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
Don’t Count Out Employees With Special Needs Children While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects parents from discrimination, biases can sometimes be unintentional.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In almost all cases, Israel has maintained that the killings journalists were unintentional.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Unintentional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unintentional. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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