unplanned
adjective
un·planned
ˌən-ˈpland 
: not expected or intended : not planned
an unplanned detour
an unplanned pregnancy
Examples of unplanned in a Sentence
an unplanned change in our itinerary—we got lost!
stumbled through a completely unplanned acceptance speech
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Since 1982 the home at the university, which is one of the most powerful cultural institutions in the right-wing evangelical movement, has housed women with unplanned pregnancies.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 July 2025
In hybrid models, leaders often lose the unplanned opportunities for empathy, coaching and team cohesion.
—Alba Contreras Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
An unplanned work stoppage by employees at the Louvre in Paris caused the museum to close for several hours on the morning of June 16, as throngs of ticketed visitors waited outside in the blazing sun.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2025
By contrast, Israel’s unplanned war in Gaza has seen no such resolution and steadily devolved into a messianic power grab by Israel’s far right.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 July 2025
In hybrid models, leaders often lose the unplanned opportunities for empathy, coaching and team cohesion.
—Alba Contreras Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
An unplanned work stoppage by employees at the Louvre in Paris caused the museum to close for several hours on the morning of June 16, as throngs of ticketed visitors waited outside in the blazing sun.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2025
By contrast, Israel’s unplanned war in Gaza has seen no such resolution and steadily devolved into a messianic power grab by Israel’s far right.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unplanned
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“Unplanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unplanned. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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