Definition of Inadvertent

not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious

Examples of Inadvertent in a sentence

Because the principal neglected to turn off the microphone on the PA system, there was an inadvertent transmission of some very inappropriate language throughout the school. 🔊

After Mark made an inadvertent disclosure of the winner of the Super Bowl, I didn’t even bother to watch the recording I had so carefully planned. 🔊

I wonder how many inadvertent inventions were developed in the process of trying to discover something totally different. 🔊

Probably the most horrific consequences of violence are the inadvertent injuries or deaths of innocent bystanders. 🔊

Did you know that I’ve been getting inadvertent calls from your cell phone? 🔊

You don’t have to say your mistake was inadvertent because that’s stating the obvious. 🔊

Compared to all the bystanders who just stood by doing nothing, Don became an inadvertent hero by running up to the wrecked car and pulling out the frightened toddler. 🔊

Dr. Black recommended that I use one of those compartmented containers for my pills to reduce the risk of taking an inadvertent overdose. 🔊

After working on it for five hours, thank goodness I caught myself before I made an inadvertent deletion of the whole report. 🔊

Even though he is painfully shy, Henry seems to be doing OK with the inadvertent fame he is receiving for marrying a glamorous movie star. 🔊

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