unknown to

phrase

: without being known about by (someone)
Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.

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This is not like coronavirus, which was something unknown to people. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The mikveh is evidence that a Second Temple-period Jewish settlement, previously unknown to scholars, once existed in the area, according to officials. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The stone pillars were cut and shaped using a technique still unknown to researchers. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026 Paapa Essiedu has that innate sense of empathy, a compassion for people known and unknown to him. — Bryan Cranston, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unknown to

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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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