How to Use unannounced in a Sentence

unannounced

adjective
  • Life has a way of showing up unannounced.
    — Einat Steklov, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Many stars drop in unannounced to purchase works.
    — Samanta Habashy, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But tent checks are always unannounced.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That is, until her beau dumps her via email and her two grown kids move back home unannounced.
    — Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2020
  • Ashley said farewell to a guy who showed up unannounced at her sick aunt’s house three years ago.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
  • Eric himself has now moved on to his next so-far-unannounced game.
    — Sam White, GQ, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Rodgers will spend four days in a one-room house at an unannounced location.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Preece made his an unannounced visit one that fans wouldn’t soon forget.
    — Shawn Courchesne, courant.com, 15 June 2019
  • The musicians will be joined by as-yet-unannounced guest singers.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Joe had tracked down my address and showed up unannounced—all the way from across the country.
    — Crystal Ponti, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2019
  • There are more of their songs planned for the nights to come, and surely a few unannounced ones will pop up as well.
    — Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Make a second, unannounced visit on a weekend or in the evening.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
  • Fireworks will be set off from three unannounced venues in Peoria.
    — Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 20 June 2020
  • And if more friends show up unannounced, just throw in another handful of rice.
    — José Andrés, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
  • Bridges, armed with a Bankers Box full of studies, showed up unannounced.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Sometimes pictures of naked bodies are sent unannounced, which is not asked for.
    — Vogue, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The winning artwork will be used for the deluxe edition of the still-unannounced project.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 June 2026
  • The friend, referred to as Anne, showed up with her toddler unannounced.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The suit says that before that unannounced removal, the datasets had been on the websites for years.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Willetts, meanwhile, had free rein to enter their yard unannounced to pick fruit off their trees.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Prayers are offered that the driver of that semi in the next lane sees you and doesn't come over unannounced.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 2 July 2020
  • The unannounced visit was the second time Biden has been seen publicly in the past week.
    — NBC News, 2 June 2020
  • The event will feature a special set by an as-yet-unannounced DJ.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
  • One unannounced casting revealed in the teaser is that of Watkins.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • One unannounced casting revealed in the teaser is that of Watkins.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, a leak might have spoiled the existence of this unannounced reboot back in March.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 17 May 2022
  • In the case of Fleur de Miraval, the project remained unannounced for five years.
    — Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2022
  • The two also discussed an upcoming and – as of yet – unannounced project.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 2 Dec. 2021
  • They've been announced, unannounced, re-announced, raised and lowered.
    — Kenny Malone, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The ambition, the fearlessness to walk up into my house and dance with my girls unannounced.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026

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