[ UK /ʌnfɔːsˈiːn/ ]
[ US /ˌənfɔɹˈsin/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not anticipated
    unseen problems
    unforeseen circumstances
    a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy
    like a bolt out of the blue
    unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development
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How To Use unforeseen In A Sentence

  • It does not matter that they are unusual, unexpected, unforeseen and unforeseeable.
  • Luzhin feels that all the dreams and fancies of having Dounia as his wife is in jeopardy because of a unforeseen turn of fortunes.
  • The precautionary motive. Unforeseen circumstances can arise, such as a car breakdown.
  • The president's national security adviser, a position unforeseen in 1947, has become central to national policymaking.
  • Unless there are any unforeseen problems the whole project should be finished by the spring.
  • Due to unforeseen circumstances the day trip to Birr Castle has been cancelled.
  • To reduce costs in a structured and well planned manner that does not surprise the teams or result in unforeseen consequential costs.
  • The shift to monetarism and the rejection of social reformism was not an unforeseen event that hit Labour from outside.
  • Our clients reserve the right to alter this timetable in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
  • Due to unforeseen circumstances the cost of the improvements has risen by twenty per cent.
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