How to Use unsolicited in a Sentence

unsolicited

adjective
  • In the third inning, a fan walked down and handed her a beer, unsolicited.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • That the teens of today would all believe unsolicited nudes aren't okay and call it out — as Kohn did.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • My unsolicited advice: Forget about the NDA and start building the best product in the world.
    Tom Sagi, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • What was that like to see his unsolicited post online last year?
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • So with that, thank you to all of you for humoring me and receiving my unsolicited advice for the past year and a half.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Last year, a guest showed up with an unsolicited pumpkin soup.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The first time David came out and did a little dance, the whole crew applauded for him, completely unsolicited.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • After the film wrapped, Rockwell received unsolicited fan mail and gifts from Michl.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The unsolicited parenting advice didn’t go over well with many of those who attend the meetings.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Magpies dropped by to share their unsolicited opinions, and ducks with someplace to be honked overhead.
    Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • The victim had received an unsolicited phone call a few days prior that appeared on the caller ID to come from Ohio Edison.
    cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Sadly, this also means folks are out here offering unsolicited body commentary at the grill and in the DMs.
    Taiia Smart Young, refinery29.com, 20 June 2022
  • And your friends, who are idiots, give you advice, unsolicited.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Of course, admitting that on the internet is a surefire way to get flooded with unsolicited whale pics.
    Vulture, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Some fans even suggested that @donttellmymomma.fr delete her comment so their fave doesn't get hate and unsolicited comments about her body.
    Whitney Perry, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The app store has many unsolicited reviews, but the company uses NPS surveys as the ground truth of sentiment.
    Alyona Medelyan, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • For example, a lot of us can name an older lady who is very judgmental and likes to give unsolicited advice, a lot of which tends to be out of touch.
    Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Fat Girls Hiking has a firm rule about no dieting talk or unsolicited advice in its groups.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • Papa, whose father is a church leader, loves to eat, joke around and give his buddies unsolicited advice.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
  • The judge's order also offered an unsolicited perspective on the drama playing out in the courts.
    Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Someday my kids are going to be able to read the hate that strangers on the internet wrote, all because those strangers had an unsolicited opinion on my health and happiness?
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Do not click on unsolicited pop-ups on your computer, links sent via text messages, or email links and attachments.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
  • This year, Bloomberg News reported that Murdoch turned down unsolicited offers of more than $2 billion for the service.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The company doesn't make unsolicited calls to customers.
    USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Then top it all off with advice—both solicited and unsolicited—from friends, family, neighbors, and that chatty guy who sat next to you on the airplane.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Just keep in mind doing so in public forums, like Twitter, may lead to plenty of discourse and unsolicited advice.
    L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
  • West’s unsolicited overture to Sketchers was also met with an escort out of the building, and his budding sports agency lost its lone two high-profile clients.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Phishing and smishing Be wary of unsolicited texts (smishing) or emails (phishing).
    Cortlynn Stark, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
  • As the resignations piled up, Comey received an unsolicited email from Andre McGregor, one of the cyber agents who had quit.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Do not offer it unsolicited because it will be ignored.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024

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