How to Use unintentional in a Sentence

unintentional

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• As that daughter, what doesn’t help are the guilt trips, even the unintentional ones.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
• The moment is the first of many unintentional laughs and cringey moments.
  — EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
• The summary does not break down how many of the 86 per year were unintentional.
  — Jason Hanna, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022
• But the recent die-off of salmon fry was unintentional.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
• Nearly three-quarters of unintentional deaths over the past 10 years have been male, the release said.
  — The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
• So how did his quest for professional arm wrestling lead him to the wild world of unintentional ASMR?
  — Kelsey Weekman, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
• From sleeves that are too lengthy to the unintentional boxy aesthetic, the struggle has been real.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 19 Oct. 2023
• That the first three films were all in Spanish, Timpson said, was unintentional.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
• It was later found to have been unintentional, and the driver was charged with reckless driving.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• Manoah said the plunking was unintentional and more a result of his struggles to command his sinker in recent starts.
  — Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022
• The horrible death in New Mexico last week was one unintentional gun death among hundreds in the U.S. each year.
  — Clifford S. Asness, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
• The unintentional subtext seems to be: Bernardo was a Latino hothead, so his death doesn’t even matter to Maria all that much.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2021
• The show sent an unintentional message: Even when there's every reason to feel pessimistic, there's a chance to seek out sunshine.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
• The most effective way to prevent unintentional shootings is the absence of guns in homes.
  — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2021
• Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death among young children ages 1 to 4, according to the CDC.
  — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
• The judge acknowledged the assertion by Trump’s defense that the failure to remove the item was unintentional.
  — Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• From the crevice of his ear to the shoelaces on his Converse sneakers, he’s covered entirely in unintentional paint splatters.
  — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
• Anyone who keeps up with trends knows that some unintentional matching, be it with friends or strangers, is all but guaranteed.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
• The group's data shows most unintentional shootings by kids occur at a home.
  — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2021
• To make it about friendship — unintentional friendship — in a way.
  — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
• The Hot Coffee mod isn’t even the only unintentional collection of files from the original games left over.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
• In some cases, the obstruction may be unintentional, such as when bike racks partially block the plate.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
• As a result of the crash, which all parties agreed was unintentional, two men stood accused of murdering his father and a friend who was cycling with him.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed.
  — Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
• Of course, nothing that Swift has anything to do with is unintentional, including her beau’s look.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
• During the height of media hysteria over punk in 1976, MacGowan gained unintentional fame when a woman bit off a chunk of his ear at a Clash concert.
  — Andrew Barker, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• Israel said the deaths were unintentional, but Biden was outraged.
  — Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
• As mentioned before, AI can make the wrong decision and can have unintentional bias.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder against Kueng in the case.
  — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
• The connection was clear; the irony, doubtless unintentional.
  — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024