unawares

It was the first time she had taken him unawares.

"We had a wall of water that came into the city and caught people unawares."

No one, it seemed, wanted to be caught unawares by some new development.

Did he think to take them unawares while they slept?

Taken totally unawares, the three let their arms come up.

He would not make the mistake of being caught unawares again.

The President's question caught him unawares but he recovered himself quickly.

It had the peculiar quality of taking one I unawares.

Board members said they were caught unawares by the size of the deficit.

People can be taken unawares by the time it takes banks to move money from one account to another.

But the team had been caught unawares, their information unreliable.

I was caught completely unawares by the knock on the door.

Still, she was taken unawares when William stepped from behind a tree.

Night may still hold a menace or catch you unawares.

A spin always caught him unawares and came as a surprise.

We all sat tight, along with everyone else caught unawares by this turn of events.

She didn't want to be caught unawares when her husband returned.

A large wave caught him unawares and smashed into his back.

He was twisted to the floor by a powerful man who had caught him unawares.

The Opposition were caught unawares by the government's sudden election call.

Ramsey had been taken unawares by his own response to the child's terror.

My lord is weary with the fight before, And they will fall upon him unawares.

All we need is something that will take them unawares .

"I think we should maintain a watch during the night, so that nothing comes on us unawares.

I was taken unawares, but I tried to put up a fight.