How to Use unprompted in a Sentence

unprompted

adjective
  • But then Carlisle paused and changed the subject, unprompted.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 1 July 2020
  • That’s what Poles said, unprompted, near the end of the interview.
    — Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Roberts offered an unprompted status report on the four healthy starters.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
  • An unprompted injury like that just seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for his career.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Some cats fetch, unprompted, without any training from their owner.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • How strange that a feeling can grow unprompted, from nothing, surprising even your own heart.
    — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That data is unprompted and far more predictive than any survey.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The band continued to play through their stage monitors, causing the crowd to rush the stage and join in an unprompted sing-along.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The central reason, which Canales brought up unprompted, was penalties.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Miller said the veterans wanted to keep her in at the end of the game, and Bonner gave her an unprompted shoutout post-game.
    — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Noem’s unprompted admissions do not stop at Cricket’s demise.
    — Emily Zauzmer, The New Yorker, 7 May 2024
  • He wasn't transported to the hospital after the collapse, which came unprompted as no one else was near him.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Belarus has been aiding Moscow in its unprompted war against Ukraine.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • First came an unprompted response from Berhalter in his news conference the day before the game.
    — New York Times, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Notably, Ressa issued the same call to action twice, almost unprompted.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Also, there was just so much time spent walking to class or sitting in the library talking with people—long, unprompted breaks from screens.
    — Clare Collins, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2022
  • On one hand, Negan was taking the time and making the unprompted effort to bond with a boy in need of a father figure.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Ruud, unprompted, sent his prayers to the victims and those close to everyone impacted by the attacks.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Next-oldest Trip is concerned with little more than pickup basketball and the girls who flock to him unprompted.
    — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
  • Then, completely unprompted, Lyonne picks up a plush cigar toy and offers it to Mater, who holds it in his mouth like a pro.
    — EW.com, 13 May 2025
  • This is a completely unprompted example of what’s called the Saudi hafawah.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Around half an hour in, the chatbot interrupts our silence and starts speaking to me in Spanish, unprompted.
    — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Hansen brought up Sterling unprompted and defended him in a conversation with a small group.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Other times, attendees sing along unprompted.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Hilary Duff is addressing the moment a fan picked her up unprompted at her concert near Dallas.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The scene took weeks to choreograph and shoot with dozens of extras – and even some passersby who decided to participate unprompted.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Such anonymous and unprompted attacks come with having a public image in 2021.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Table service at Commune is seamless, as glasses of wine or fresh cocktails appear almost unprompted.
    — Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
  • At the end of his pregame news conference Wednesday night, Mazzulla thanked the media in an unprompted statement.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Complaints about the pricey unprompted payments began to spread across social media Monday as folks who went to the music fest tried to figure out where the charges came from.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022

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