Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of unasked-for.
Birhan Woldu, now 34, told the Guardian that because of her unasked for fame she has struggled to get a job.
2015 July 13, Mikias Sebsibe, Alexandra Topping, “Woman who was face of Live Aid laments price of fame 30 years on”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Jul 20152 more examples
[Mr. Lindelof] told me to start growing a beard. Then strangely all the other guys showed up with beards, too, unasked for.
2017 April 14, Margy Rochlin, quoting Justin Theroux, “Justin Theroux on ‘The Leftovers,’ Lustrous Beards and Lego Ninjas”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2018I understand that Mark Walter and Shohei Ohtani have an expensive contingent of public relations advisers. However, I’d like to offer some free, unasked for advice to rectify the horrible treatment that Ambar Roman received after catching Shohei Ohtani’s first Dodgers home run, as described by Bill Plaschke.
2024 April 6, David Gaon, “Letters to sports: The Times must stop offensive commentary”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2024
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