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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This raises questions over the industry’s resilience to unplanned weather or geopolitical events and whether the surrounding infrastructure can support it.
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Lucy Handley, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Her unplanned crossover into anime feels unequivocally natural.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The capsule carried four astronauts, including NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who spent an unplanned 280 days on the International Space Station after experiencing issues with the Boeing Starliner during its first crewed test flight last June.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
What is a bad thing is actually the sudden, unplanned nature.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lucy Handley, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Her unplanned crossover into anime feels unequivocally natural.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The capsule carried four astronauts, including NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who spent an unplanned 280 days on the International Space Station after experiencing issues with the Boeing Starliner during its first crewed test flight last June.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
What is a bad thing is actually the sudden, unplanned nature.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2025.
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