How to Use unaware in a Sentence

unaware

adjective
Definition of unawarenext
Synonyms for unawarenext
  • For more than a decade, Ms. Sweeney was unaware of her part in D-Day.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The mother of the adult men was home at the time, but was unaware that police had been called.
    — cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Arena races to the scene and alerts the control tower, which was unaware of the accident, on the way.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • But Loudon’s wife was unaware that her biggest headache was sitting in the next room.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Tor Southard was better placed than most, but even he was caught unaware.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The parents, who felt Hale shouldn't own weapons due to the 28-year-old's emotional state, were unaware of the guns the shooter owned.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Both claimed to be unaware of the drugs found at the day care, according to the federal complaint.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Baldwin was unaware that the gun was loaded with a live bullet.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
  • His behavior leads observers to seek the moral high ground, unaware that the terrain is all craters and chasms.
    — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Many people in this fast-growing region are unaware of the risks.
    — Martin Schiavenato, The Conversation, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Her co-star in the film, Andrew Garfield, is highly allergic to peanuts, which Keough was unaware of at the time.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The overdose crisis is in constant flux, and users are often unaware of the drugs to which they have been exposed.
    — Eric D. Wish, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Her attorney, Pamela Branch, has said that Newton was unaware of reports that the boy had a gun at school on the day of the shooting.
    — CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The couple were downstairs with their son, Axel, and were unaware of the intruders.
    — Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Apple and the filmmakers were unaware that De Niro hadn’t signed off on the final draft, the insider added.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Aside from some major names like Fitbit and Garmin, though, most consumers are unaware of what all is out there.
    — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
  • While a crisis might catch the C-suite unaware, junior staff may have spotted warning signs in their jobs.
    — Matteo Atti, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Still, there’s one door Holland seems unaware of: George’s water door.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 6 July 2023
  • The report authors were unaware of any other such reactions across more than six decades of the shots being the standard of care in much of the world.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the extended family and friends who will be at the wedding are unaware of these issues.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • In France, many were unaware of the calendar change and continued to celebrate the new year during the last week of March through April 1.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • And employees required to use Zoom may be unaware of the choice their employer has made.
    — WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Disney, the source said, had been unaware of Good Smile’s relationship with 4chan.
    — WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Police have since said the driver was unaware of Smith-Bracy’s intent.
    — al, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Police, unaware at the time of Polly’s kidnapping, helped free Davis’ car from a ditch on a private road a few hours later.
    — John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Many people are unaware of the links between diet and climate, but among those who are, there's a willingness to make changes.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Boards are often unaware of such fees since they are paid by the buyer, and buyers rarely complain about or question those fees.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Lastly, our testers were unaware of the cost of each bag prior to testing and were only made aware after the series of tests were complete.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The students returning late from the field trip were apparently unaware there would be no bus and had to call their parents to pick them up.
    — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The percentage of people who were unaware of and untreated for their high cholesterol dropped too.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Nov. 2023

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