How to Use unintentional in a Sentence

unintentional

adjective
  • MacGillis makes a few good points here, one of them unintentional.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2021
  • As that daughter, what doesn’t help are the guilt trips, even the unintentional ones.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
  • Both of these items can be used to reduce unintentional noises that can be picked up by the mic.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
  • But that doesn't serve as a deterrent when the act is unintentional.
    — Eric D. Lawrence Detroit Free Press, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The moment is the first of many unintentional laughs and cringey moments.
    — EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Some of the exchanges have been tinged with racial overtones, even if unintentional.
    — Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But some unintentional purists, like Mays, remain on the hairy fringe.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The summary does not break down how many of the 86 per year were unintentional.
    — Jason Hanna, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The reason for this is not unintentional.
    — Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • But the first few months of unintentional abstinence forced me to get honest with myself.
    — Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
  • It was later found to have been unintentional, and the driver was charged with reckless driving.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • From sleeves that are too lengthy to the unintentional boxy aesthetic, the struggle has been real.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 19 Oct. 2023
  • This can help prevent overeating or mindless snacking that can lead to unintentional weight gain.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Now, his truck acts as a sort of unintentional memorial to the Camp Fire.
    — Gabrielle Paluch, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The carbon fiber can act as an unintentional heat shield for heavier, more harmful debris.
    — Matthew Ray, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
  • But the movie offers such a rush of unintentional catharsis and pure diversion that its flaws are easy to forgive.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2020
  • This loss of balance can lead to unintentional falls, one of the leading causes of injury in older adults.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Manoah said the plunking was unintentional and more a result of his struggles to command his sinker in recent starts.
    — Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Which wouldn’t have been so bad, except that the ground sloped down on the other side, too, making my unintentional big air even bigger.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2018
  • The leading cause of death in this age group for the past several years is unintentional drug overdoses.
    — Popular Science, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death in the world.
    — Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Nearly three-quarters of unintentional deaths over the past 10 years have been male, the release said.
    — The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, the governor said the slight was unintentional and amended it on social media.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
  • The film works best as a unintentional buddy road comedy, words perhaps to chill the souls of Bowie fans.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The number one cause of unintentional death for children age 1 to 4 is drowning.
    — Karen Cohn, Washington Post, 3 July 2020
  • That the first three films were all in Spanish, Timpson said, was unintentional.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The fire began in her apartment in the rear of the building, and the cause is believed to be unintentional, Starr said.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2021
  • And 80% of unintentional firearm deaths of kids under the age of 15 occur in homes.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2019
  • Drownings are the leading cause of unintentional deaths of children ages 1 to 4.
    — Dana Jacobson, CBS News, 7 June 2019
  • Ducati says this is to avoid unintentional engagement of neutral during the last and most crucial stage of braking.
    — New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026

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