unforeseen

• The poetry of crisis, of the sudden, unforeseen, and irremediable critical moment, upon which so much of Browning's psychology converges, is carried to an unparalleled point of intensity in Clive and Martin Relph . —  Robert Browning
• I must confess the fact had not been altogether unforeseen, and my mother had consequently primed me as to my behaviour. —  Memoirs
• Mr Hawtrey has not convinced me that this is the factor to stress; for it lays all the emphasis on the correction of changes which were in the first instance unforeseen, as compared with those which are, rightly or wrongly, anticipated. —  The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money: Project Gutenberg Australia
• "Mother darling," she protested fondly; "hardly a stranger We'll not discuss it," said her mother gently; then taking a more judicial attitude, "Now, I'll speak to those boys Long experience had shown Sue Milo that there were times when it was best to put off the evil moment, since at any juncture something quite unforeseen--such as an unexpected arrival--might solve her difficulty. —  Apron-Strings
• So crushing and unforeseen was the blow that resistance was at once at an end. —  History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540

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