unbeknownst to
idiom
chiefly US
: without being known about by (someone)
Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room.
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Every night struggling actor Hyun-su goes to bed in their apartment and rises unbeknownst to him as someone else and engages in disturbing behavior, from scratching his face till the blood flows all over the place to raiding the refrigerator and devouring uncooked meat.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
Emily was pregnant with Dalton at their wedding The couple had a very important, secret guest at their intimate wedding unbeknownst to guests: their son!
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
The duo’s sisterhood and music relationship seemingly began to fizzle out once JT began doing her own projects, unbeknownst to Miami.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
But unbeknownst to Sunja, Noa, ashamed of his heritage, is planning to drop out of school and run away, and his unannounced (and short-lived) return home is actually his way of bidding her farewell.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
Emily was pregnant with Dalton at their wedding The couple had a very important, secret guest at their intimate wedding unbeknownst to guests: their son!
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
The duo’s sisterhood and music relationship seemingly began to fizzle out once JT began doing her own projects, unbeknownst to Miami.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
But unbeknownst to Sunja, Noa, ashamed of his heritage, is planning to drop out of school and run away, and his unannounced (and short-lived) return home is actually his way of bidding her farewell.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Unbeknownst to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeknownst%20to. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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