unplanned
adjective
un·planned
ˌən-ˈpland 
: not expected or intended : not planned
an unplanned detour
an unplanned pregnancy
Examples of unplanned in a Sentence
an unplanned change in our itinerary—we got lost!
stumbled through a completely unplanned acceptance speech
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The capsule carried four astronauts, including NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who spent an unplanned 280 days on the International Space Station after experiencing issues with the Boeing Starliner during its first crewed test flight last June.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
What is a bad thing is actually the sudden, unplanned nature.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
According to fans at the show, an announcer told the crowd that the unplanned pause was due to an electrical fire and said Journey would continue the show, ABC 13 Houston reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
That unplanned experiment demonstrates how thunderstorms, which can be 10 miles tall, are sensitive to the emission of particles that are smaller than a grain of sand.
—Chris Wright, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
What is a bad thing is actually the sudden, unplanned nature.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
According to fans at the show, an announcer told the crowd that the unplanned pause was due to an electrical fire and said Journey would continue the show, ABC 13 Houston reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
That unplanned experiment demonstrates how thunderstorms, which can be 10 miles tall, are sensitive to the emission of particles that are smaller than a grain of sand.
—Chris Wright, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unplanned
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“Unplanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unplanned. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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