unguarded moment

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

Refers to a brief time when one is not careful, often leading to an unintended action or remark.

unguardedADJECTIVE + NOUN

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moment

Examples (10)

  • In an unguarded moment, she revealed her true feelings.
  • He was caught in an unguarded moment, admitting his mistake.
  • The journalist hoped to capture the celebrity in an unguarded moment.
  • During an unguarded moment, the politician made a controversial remark.
  • She regretted her words uttered in an unguarded moment.
  • He let his guard down in an unguarded moment and cried.
  • It was an unguarded moment when he confessed his secret.
  • The security breach occurred during an unguarded moment by the guard.
  • They shared an unguarded moment of honest conversation.
  • His comment, made in an unguarded moment, went viral.