unsolicited
adjective
un·so·lic·it·ed
ˌən-sə-ˈli-sə-təd 
: not asked for or requested : not solicited
unsolicited advice
unsolicited email
Examples of unsolicited in a Sentence
the family received enough unsolicited donations to get back on their feet
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Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
While those swashbuckling days are largely over, boards of directors and CEOs still need to be prepared for activist proposals and unsolicited takeover bids.
—Jeff Jacobs, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s has faced a customer revolt over pricey Big Macs, an unsolicited cameo in election-season crossfire, and now an E. coli outbreak — just as the company had been luring customers back with more affordable burgers.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Roy offers some unsolicited advice: countersue, make the government work, admit nothing.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
While those swashbuckling days are largely over, boards of directors and CEOs still need to be prepared for activist proposals and unsolicited takeover bids.
—Jeff Jacobs, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s has faced a customer revolt over pricey Big Macs, an unsolicited cameo in election-season crossfire, and now an E. coli outbreak — just as the company had been luring customers back with more affordable burgers.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Roy offers some unsolicited advice: countersue, make the government work, admit nothing.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Unsolicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolicited. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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