How to Use unintended in a Sentence

unintended

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• The unintended consequences of more than a decade of easy money are still lurking in the wings.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
• Change is coming, and even changes made for the best of reasons have unintended consequences.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2022
• The defect can cause damage over time that results in unintended movement in the cars while in park if the parking brake is not engaged.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
• The world ships too much code, most of it by third parties, sometimes unintended, most of it uninspected.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2024
• But the change may have had an unintended consequence, as the aerosols were helping to reflect some sunlight away from Earth.
  — Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 15 Aug. 2023
• The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure.
  — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 4 Feb. 2023
• But over time, the lack of boundaries and limits can have unintended consequences.
  — Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
• The pre-chorus and tag gave the chorus a subtle, and unintended, symmetry.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 July 2023
• But sometimes, our desire to do the right thing leads to unintended consequences.
  — Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023
• Since the writers strike began on May 2, the unintended consequences of the ramp-up in series production during the past dozen years have been laid bare.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 July 2023
• This unintended turn of events would be pivotal to Mani’s later achievements and legacy.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
• This is one of the unintended consequences of the media and public’s fascination with the subject.
  — John Blake, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
• Overall, the danger is that the plan would result in unintended consequences.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
• Count that among the unintended consequences of the still-early NIL marketplace.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 6 Aug. 2023
• Some of the changes were going to be entirely predictable, but the unintended consequences were still unknown.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• Is there an unintended consequence of a constitutional amendment passed last week that wipes out all of the rules on bail bonds?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
• But The Washington Post reports that the city’s plan to raise millions to aid the neediest residents of the city has had unintended consequences.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 3 July 2023
• Various unintended consequences of the pitch clock have surfaced over the first week of the major league baseball season.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• ScriptLeaksR6 also notes that this kind of data shuffling has the unintended side effect of stopping stat tracking.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2022
• Most of the world is aware of the devastating effects of climate change, but many are not aware of the unintended consequences that sourcing of minerals like cobalt have caused.
  — Marx Itabelo Lwabanya, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
• To me, the central narrative of our moment is unintended consequences of big tech.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
• Chu’s office said the boycott had led to some unintended consequences.
  — J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2023
• One of the unintended consequences was that most workers didn’t commute into the office as much anymore.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• Many of the issues that mattered most to writers and actors — such as the encroachment of AI and the unintended consequences of streaming — have parallels in the music realm.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• However, some warn of the unintended consequences of this.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 July 2023
• Something about the law of unintended consequences when government tries to solve a problem.
  — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 5 Nov. 2023
• Hill addressed those unintended consequences in the post.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
• Opponents say the wording of the changes is poorly thought out and could have unintended consequences – an argument that appeared to gain traction in the final days of the campaign.
  — Michael Kealy and Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
• And, frankly, some of you so quick to turn the other cheek don’t always take into consideration the unintended consequences.
  — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
• With this business model, addiction is the core feature — not an unintended flaw.
  — Jeffrey Edell, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024