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Search phrase: unlooked-for

Plays

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Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.131And all the unlooked-for issue of their bodies,And all the vnlook'd-for Issue of their Bodies,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.14Who should that be? Belike, unlooked-for friends.Who should that be? belike vnlook'd for friends.
King JohnKJ II.i.79How much unlooked-for is this expedition!How much vnlook'd for, is this expedition.
King JohnKJ II.i.560To this unlooked-for, unprepared pomp.To this vnlook'd for vnprepared pompe.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.155And all unlooked-for from your highness' mouth.And all vnlook'd for from your Highnesse mouth:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.30Ah, sirrah, this unlooked-for sport comes well.Ah sirrah, this vnlookt for sport comes well:

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.846 And talked of virtue: O unlooked-for evil, And talk't of Vertue (O vnlook't for euill,)
SonnetsSonn.25.4 Unlooked-for joy in that I honour most. Vnlookt for ioy in that I honour most;

Glossary

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suddenunexpected, unpredictable, unlooked for
unlooked-forundesirable, unwelcome, disagreeable
unlooked-forunexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen

Thesaurus

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unlooked forsudden

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
UNLOOKED-FORBASICsee LOOK

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