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Meanings of unthinkingly in English

In a thoughtless manner.

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Examples for "unthinking"
Examples for "unthinking"
1
The process they relied on was the unthinking stupidity of the sheep.
The Man in the Twilight
2
John had given her two hours' notice, the classic unthinking husband's trick.
Timescape
3
He just wants to keep that easy, unthinking, feeling in his bowling.
The Guardian
4
He stood in the breach in Washington against unthinking partisanship, he said.
Radio NZ
5
Even the unthinking garrulity of Union Mills and the Judge was checked.
On the Frontier
1
She went on thoughtlessly, in no particular direction, for a long time.
The city in the lake
2
It was given thoughtlessly, when I was in a bubble of joy.
Lazarre
3
He was as light-hearted as a boy, and as thoughtlessly in love.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
4
Our forest fortune has been thoughtlessly squandered by successive generations of spendthrifts.
The School Book of Forestry
5
I never act thoughtlessly, and always take time to mature my decisions.
The Clique of Gold
Usage of unthinkingly in English
1
Before that, most Americans unthinkingly ate local food out of simple necessity.
Reuters
2
We tick the box unthinkingly because we want the service or product.
BBC
3
I wanted to reassure myself, so in my distress I asked unthinkingly:
The Lady of the Shroud
4
I felt an infinite pity for him, and opened my arms unthinkingly.
Dracula
5
They are like destructive dinosaurs, unthinkingly crushing whole towns in their wake.
The Guardian
6
Her talons shredded the mattress unthinkingly, and her fangs gnashed together ineffectively.
Nocturnal
7
And with that, all unthinkingly, he lays his arm about Moll's waist.
A Set of Rogues / Namely Christopher Sutton, John Dawson, the Se...
8
Something you can follow unthinkingly without having to engage your own brain.
The Guardian
9
Mechanically, unthinkingly, he caught and held it; it was warm from her body.
Assail
10
All societies have their fair share of people who unthinkingly join the mob.
Independent.ie
11
When a soldier told me that, I unthinkingly asked him why.
War
12
Back at home, Jay unthinkingly turned on the radio in the living room.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
13
He knew that Margaret had spoken the words hastily and unthinkingly.
There was a King in Egypt
14
And so, unthinkingly, I allowed the mare to carry me whither she would.
Roger Trewinion
15
He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
16
And everybody had unthinkingly squandered matches, so that now there were no matches.
Alas, Babylon
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United Kingdom
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