unbeknownst to

phrase

chiefly US
: without being known about by (someone)
Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.

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Earlier this week, law enforcement sources told The Times that Gutierrez threatened his partner during a domestic dispute at their home, prompting her to call 911 for help — apparently unbeknownst to him. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Their brief encounter leads Tanya to purchase a beautiful antique glass snowflake which, unbeknownst to her or Jason, is a good luck charm that carries a generations-old Christmas tradition. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026 And so one New Year’s Day, when Andrews and her friends set out on a tour of the area’s Chinese restaurants, the men—unbeknownst to her—collected a few plates here and a few cups there. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 That boyish man is Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who accepts a job that will take him outside his normal route to Raccoon City, which unbeknownst to him has become overrun by monsters. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unbeknownst to

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