How to Use unsolicited in a Sentence

unsolicited

adjective
  • What was that like to see his unsolicited post online last year?
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Last year, a guest showed up with an unsolicited pumpkin soup.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In the third inning, a fan walked down and handed her a beer, unsolicited.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • Don’t fill out forms attached to emails or click on links in an unsolicited text message.
    — Carmen Gonzalez Caldwell, miamiherald, 21 Mar. 2018
  • And that price was years of unsolicited advice.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
  • No one asked about him, nor were there any unsolicited votes of confidence.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Be wary of phishing by avoiding links in unsolicited emails or texts.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Do not click links in unsolicited messages.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Do not wire any money to an unsolicited caller.
    — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • My unsolicited advice was not heeded, but Buehrle would be up to stay, beer keg or no beer keg.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
  • But unsolicited baked goods may cause too many problems at a children’s party.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • How to avoid test prep scams • Always be wary of unsolicited callers.
    — Jan Diaz, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Some guests have volunteered, unsolicited, to clean their bathroom and change the sheets on their bed.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • That the teens of today would all believe unsolicited nudes aren't okay and call it out — as Kohn did.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Almost half of my life has been people have giving unsolicited opinions on me in any way.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
  • And these kinds of inquiries are usually served up with a healthy side of unsolicited advice.
    — Kate Rope, Health.com, 1 May 2018
  • Weil was used to fielding unsolicited emails and videos from hopeful young players trying to get their foot in the door.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The company did not say who made the unsolicited offer to buy the warehouse.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Don't click links in unsolicited messages.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • Magpies dropped by to share their unsolicited opinions, and ducks with someplace to be honked overhead.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • The same goes for unsolicited texts and social media messages.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Learn how to fight the scourge of unsolicited rings and pings from spammers, scammers, and telemarketers.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 12 Mar. 2022
  • So with that, thank you to all of you for humoring me and receiving my unsolicited advice for the past year and a half.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Sinclair, whose unsolicited bid for Scripps was rebuffed, gave back 5% on the year.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Paramount may have been trying to get ahead of the split by making unsolicited bids for the whole company.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Be cautious of unsolicited calls, mail or door‑to‑door offers.
    — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Vet dealers carefully, avoid unsolicited offers and be cautious of prices that seem too good to be true.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • So far no company has come forward with an unsolicited proposal to do that work.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Johnson thanked him for the unsolicited favor.
    — Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The unsolicited parenting advice didn’t go over well with many of those who attend the meetings.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023

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