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Example sentences for "unbeknownst"

Lexicographically close words:
unbecoming; unbecomingly; unbefitting; unbegotten; unbeknown; unbelief; unbelievable; unbelievably; unbeliever; unbelievers
  1. Mrs. Brian went out now and then to do a bit of washing, "unbeknownst to her man," who thought he earned enough for both of them.

  2. I took the ring unbeknownst to her when she said I couldn't, and then I lost it, and I was going to get the new ring to put in the box so she wouldn't ever know.

  3. Miss Tabitha Hanks found it in the road, and she thought you had taken it unbeknownst to me, and so she brought it here," explained her mother.

  4. If ye have anny other cognomen, it's somethin' ye stole from some Christian all unbeknownst to him.

  5. Her folks wrote that they died like flies, and wuz all buried together, unbeknownst and promiscuous, and thar wasn't no remains.

  6. Jabez, he an' Charlotte has gone to Millville for the day, an' all this is unbeknownst to them.

  7. Unbeknownst to the Americans, they had nearly wiped out the Japanese garrison at that point in the battle.

  8. Unbeknownst to the raiders, the amphibious portion of the assault against Viru had taken place as previously scheduled.

  9. Unbeknownst to all, she also gave silent, prayerful thanks to a most inscrutable, but eternally wise and most mysterious Invisible God.

  10. I left his home unbeknownst upon a ship that trafficked to a far place, for I wished to learn how men lived in foreign lands.

  11. She says Rebecca's been stealin' out, an' goin' to walk with him unbeknownst to her mother all summer.

  12. I guess you most hadn't oughter gone unbeknownst to your mother, sonny.

  13. Anyhow, Hank is doing fine and I'm putting a few dollars in the bank unbeknownst for him.

  14. Why, they say she nearly died giving him a ten-cent piece every week for spending money and that he used to work on the sly unbeknownst to her to get money for his tobacco and then didn't dare smoke it where she could see him.

  15. I know of some things that go on unbeknownst to him, and so perhaps do you, Mr. Dickson; this man has advised me of some matters in Bristol this very night, about which I own myself to be curious.

  16. But at the setting-room door I slows up and steps to one side to let him pass on in first and that gives me a chance to spring the catch-bolt on the door behind us, unbeknownst to him.

  17. While the data on the screen was being manipulated, the computer, unbeknownst to the operator, was constantly forming and updating relationships between the data.

  18. It was a Friday, a fast day, that was in it, but she got a piece of meat and put it into his pocket, unbeknownst to him.

  19. There was a piece of gold plate in the house, and when the young priest fell asleep she came back again into his room, and she put the gold plate unbeknownst to him into his bag, and out she went again.

  20. And Mis’ Sykes says, swallowing unbeknownst in the middle of what she says: “The brazen hussy.

  21. You see I had got the drap on you fellers, an' when he come up sort o' unexpected like and unbeknownst to me, he jist naterally took the drap on me.

  22. After telling the story Lincoln simply added: "If these men could get away from the country unbeknownst to us, it might save a world of trouble.

  23. He made an earnest struggle to maintain his promise, and finally he called for lemonade and said to the man who was preparing it: "Couldn't you put just a drop of the cratur in unbeknownst to me?

  24. I misdoubt he e'en just hid himsel' in there for the purpose of robbery, unbeknownst to the leddy.


  25. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "unbeknownst" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.