INADVERTENTLY in a Sentence

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12 example sentences for INADVERTENTLY, such as:

1. Whether on purpose or inadvertently, that is exactly what John did.
2. Pierre was still afraid that this officer might inadvertently say something disconcerting to himself.
3. As I understand it, you are not really sorry for marrying Frank and bullying him and inadvertently causing his death.
4. His old dog, Pilot, lay on one side, removed out of the way, and coiled up as if afraid of being inadvertently trodden upon.

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 Meanings and Examples of INADVERTENTLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
inadvertently
 ad.  unintentionally; without knowledge or intention; carelessly
Classic Sentence:
1  As I understand it, you are not really sorry for marrying Frank and bullying him and inadvertently causing his death.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
2  For the quick and active Uncas soon found the impression of a foot on a bunch of moss, where it would seem an Indian had inadvertently trodden.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 21
3  His old dog, Pilot, lay on one side, removed out of the way, and coiled up as if afraid of being inadvertently trodden upon.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
4  She was extremely gracious to Peggotty, except when I inadvertently called her by that name; and, strange as I knew she felt in London, appeared quite at home.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 35. DEPRESSION
5  Venn appeared confused; and Thomasin, seeing how inadvertently she had spoken to a man who might possibly have tender feelings for her still, blushed a little.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: 1 The Inevitable Movement Onward
6  Pierre was still afraid that this officer might inadvertently say something disconcerting to himself.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVI
7  Or if ever this were done by inadvertency, or by way of experiment, there forthwith resulted such disorder and danger, that the city at once retraced its steps and reverted to the true path.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XVI.
8  And yet, a few minutes afterwards, she felt as if their being in company with each other, under their present circumstances, could only be exposing them to inadvertencies and misconstructions of the most mischievous kind.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
Example Sentence:
1  Whether on purpose or inadvertently, that is exactly what John did.
2  In his apology, Mr. Williams said that he had been on a different helicopter, behind the one that had sustained fire, and that he had inadvertently “conflated” the two.
3  The student inadvertently transposed the e and the i in "weird".
4  However, articles appearing may contain inadvertent errors that will be corrected in the final editing and publication of this journal.