unguarded

Example Sentences

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I wish I could tell you I got some good gossip, but there wasn't a single unguarded moment.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It blamed the chaos on SDF troops, who it says abandoned the camp during the January offensive, leaving the facility unguarded for hours and making it hard to reimpose security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The French international was reduced to tears after pouncing on a Pope error to roll into an unguarded net.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The stroke seems to have stripped away some of his old formality, leaving him more open, unguarded, even amused by his own lapses.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

In the morning we said goodbye to Abu before we went out on the lake, and, for the first time, I saw that smile—a real, unguarded smile.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo