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Unwary is an English word with synonyms like gullible or unguarded. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Unwary in a sentence

Unwary meaning

  1. Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience.
  2. Unprepared; not watchful.

Synonyms of Unwary

gullible unguarded wary

Related words

Other words often associated with Unwary or its synonyms:

naif leery vulnerable suspicious naive shy distrustful mistrustful green untrusting

Using Unwary

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience. | Unprepared; not watchful.
  • Useful related words include: gullible, unguarded, wary.
  • In the example corpus, unwary often appears in combinations such as: the unwary, and unwary, to unwary.

Context around Unwary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

defraud 1× help 1× lure 1×

Often after:

customers 1× people 1× users 1× spectators 1× hands 1× investors 1× soul 1× specifically 1× husbands 1× animals 1×

Sentence patterns with Unwary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

club the unwary animals to 1× drunk and unwary the giant 1× entice the unwary soul into 1× for the unwary specifically in 1× injuries to unwary spectators standing 1× maim the unwary 1× naïve and unwary 1× on the unwary 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bluefish should be 1× conservation itself is 1× contango is a 1× countless methane explosions 1× drunk and unwary 1× each vice although 1×

Common sentence endings:

at unwary hands 1× defraud unwary customers 1× entering personal information 1× for unwary investors 1× if he answers 1× into their clutches 1×

Words around Unwary

Just before it in the word index:

unwarranted 168 unwarrantable 2 unware 2 unwanted 790 unvr 2 unvouched 2

Just after it in the word index:

unwashed 32 unwatchable 21 unwatched 2 unwavering 561 unwaveringly 10 unwaxed 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Unwary

  • In this selection, "unwary" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, defraud, help, lure, customers, people and users stand out and add context to how "unwary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include club the unwary animals to and drunk and unwary the giant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unwary" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unwary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Contango is a potential trap for unwary investors. (8 words)

Conservation itself is beginning to backfire on the unwary. (9 words)

Bluefish should be handled with caution due to their ability to snap at unwary hands. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Countless “methane explosions” have occurred during the past 35-plus years of Kīlauea’s ongoing eruption—and some have resulted in injuries to unwary spectators standing too close to hot lava on vegetated land. (34 words)

Teachers caution students constantly against taking what they read at face value, since some of these sites may be propaganda mills or recruiting grounds for the naïve and unwary. (29 words)

Fireworks continue to divide the people – some hate the shattering noise, the pollution, the inconveniences, the dangers ever lurking in the and the unexploded petards which maim the unwary. (29 words)

Example sentences (15)

Look out for fake online stores: Scammers have taken advantage of the internet's anonymity to defraud unwary customers.

Teachers caution students constantly against taking what they read at face value, since some of these sites may be propaganda mills or recruiting grounds for the naïve and unwary.

Fireworks continue to divide the people – some hate the shattering noise, the pollution, the inconveniences, the dangers ever lurking in the and the unexploded petards which maim the unwary.

He explained that the suspects carry out their plans by claiming to help unwary people who appear to be unfamiliar with ATM operations.

They are used in many ways, and for different purposes, to lure unwary users to the site and trick them into entering personal information.

The ministerial department clarifies that occurrences detected by the Modis (Moderate Radiometric Image Definition Spectrum) satellite can lead to an exaggeration of the situation and misinform the most unwary.

Conservation itself is beginning to backfire on the unwary.

Countless “methane explosions” have occurred during the past 35-plus years of Kīlauea’s ongoing eruption—and some have resulted in injuries to unwary spectators standing too close to hot lava on vegetated land.

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Bluefish should be handled with caution due to their ability to snap at unwary hands.

Contango is a potential trap for unwary investors.

Drunk and unwary, the giant asks Odysseus his name, promising him a guest-gift if he answers.

Each vice, although ultimately depicted as ugly and grotesque, nevertheless offers alluring, seductive speeches that attempt to entice the unwary soul into their clutches.

Non-equivalence of arithmetic right shift and division However, arithmetic right shifts are major traps for the unwary, specifically in treating rounding of negative integers.

Poem 13 is a prayer to Isis for Corinna's illness, 14 a poem against abortion, and 19 a warning to unwary husbands.

The hunters reported being able to club the unwary animals to death one after another, making the hunt profitable, though the price per seal skin was low.

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Common combinations with unwary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unwary" in a sentence?
An example: "Look out for fake online stores: Scammers have taken advantage of the internet's anonymity to defraud unwary customers." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "unwary" from authentic English texts.
What does "unwary" mean?
Unwary means: Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience.
What are synonyms of "unwary"?
Common synonyms of "unwary" include: gullible, unguarded, wary.
How many example sentences with "unwary" are there?
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