unprepared

Example Sentences

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Critics argue that left the Fed with a blind spot, with policymakers unprepared for how stress at mortgage lenders would soon cast a deep freeze over the entire economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

"Humanity promised itself, in the rawness of that grief, that it would not face such a day again unprepared."

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Chmielewski, who was also admitted to hospital with frostbite, further suggests that decisions were made haphazardly during the expedition, and that the company appeared unprepared.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Becerra appeared unprepared for the speed at which voters and others gravitated toward him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Startled by the good weather, mentally unprepared to commence the actual climb, I hurriedly packed up a rucksack nonetheless and began skiing toward the base of the Thumb.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer