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unannounced

unannounced adjective: not announced beforehand.

Adjective

unannounced (not comparable)

  1. Not announced beforehand.
    • But soon one notices, first in ones and twos, and then in larger groups, men who are very much alive at this hour in the morning, the sorters for the Caledonian, and Edinburgh sections of the "Down Special"; mail is piled high on the platforms, and the postal men glance occasionally towards the...1948 May and June, O. S. Nock, “Scottish Night Mails of the L.M.S.R.—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 157
    • In 2008, she was at times criticized for being detached from voters, insulated in a bubble of staff and security and avoiding spontaneity. She began her 2016 campaign by riding 16 hours in a van from New York to Iowa, making unannounced stops at gas stations and fast-food restaurants, before...2015 April 15, Jonathan Martin, “For a Clinton, It’s Not Hard to Be Humble in an Effort to Regain Power”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2020

unannounced meaning in Hindi

unannounced in Hindi

not announced
अघोषित aghoṣit

Examples of unannounced in a sentence

  • By this time the calling-on arm is pulled off, and a few minutes later in comes the train, unannounced by the loud-speakers, to the mystification of many travellers.1948 May and June, O. S. Nock, “Scottish Night Mails of the L.M.S.R.—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 157:
  • It was one out several unannounced home visits the teachers would make to check-in with students who had been severely disengaged while online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.2021 March 8, Kelsie Smith, “Teachers are making surprise visits to students who are struggling with online learning”, in CNN, archived...
  • As ever, the NRA's expert panel of judges visited each as unannounced mystery shoppers.2023 October 18, Nick Brodrick, “The grand gateway to Glasgow”, in RAIL, number 994, page 33:

All 11 example sentences with unannounced

Origin of unannounced

From un- + announced.

Words formed from unannounced

Questions about unannounced

What does unannounced mean?
Unannounced means not announced beforehand.
What is unannounced in Hindi?
Unannounced in Hindi is अघोषित (aghoṣit). See Unannounced meaning in Hindi.
How do you use unannounced in a sentence?
By this time the calling-on arm is pulled off, and a few minutes later in comes the train, unannounced by the loud-speakers, to the mystification of many travellers.
What part of speech is unannounced?
Unannounced is an adjective.

Words near unannounced in the dictionary

  1. unannexable
  2. unannexed
  3. unannihilable
  4. unannihilated
  5. unannotated
  6. unannounced
  7. unannouncedly
  8. unannoyable
  9. unannoyed
  10. unannoying
  11. unannoyingly

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