How to Use surprising in a Sentence

surprising

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• The changes to the campus were surprising.
• It's not surprising that he doesn't want to go.
• He shows a surprising lack of concern for others.
• A surprising number of people were laid off at the factory.
• For her, that was the most surprising aspect of the story.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• But now, a new study looks at the topic, and the results are surprising.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 30 May 2023
• Uh, what’s surprising is, in the last round of the vaccine, very few people got it.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
• Even better, there are a surprising amount of under-$100 deals to shop.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• The past six months have seen a surprising amount of Godzilla content.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• The most surprising finding that emerged from the data was the wide range of germline mutation rates.
  — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• And though the pairing was surprising at first, the quarterback says that the pop star is now just part of the family.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2023
• That may not be surprising, given the protests breaking out all over the country.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
• And for a car revealed in 2023, the fact that this concept is not fully electric is surprising.
  — Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• Expect that to change this spring thanks to a surprising rising star: the humble gray hoodie.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
• Black ceilings are one of the biggest—and most surprising—trends of 2023, according to a trend report from Houzz.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
• That failure should not have been so surprising, given what happened when the Nazis tried the same tactic.
  — Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2023
• Wilde and Ratajkowski have been friends, making the kiss even more surprising.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 23 Apr. 2023
• The collar has a basic appearance, so the price was a little surprising to our tester.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• Perhaps even more surprising, markets no longer believe the Fed will cut rates in 2023.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 28 May 2023
• What is surprising is watching so many people fan the flames of her bad behavior.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
• What’s even more surprising, though, is just how much the tech industry’s evolved past smart thermostats, lightbulbs and power plugs in the past few years.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• The comments may not be surprising—even if the commenters themselves are taken aback by Carlson’s new stance.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
• And yet, because of Steele’s worth ethic, the recovery was not surprising.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
• On any other night, a surprising hookup would be good gossip—great gossip, even!
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024
• Kids often stump us with their burning (and sometimes surprising) questions about the world.
  — Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
• Historians in the field know a fair amount about Herod’s life, and the actual facts are somewhat surprising.
  — Aaron Gale, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• The six-game winning streak that followed was hardly surprising.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
• That the average bonus was slightly down isn’t surprising.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
• And one of the best ways to steal someone’s attention is in fact to be surprising—to say something unexpected or weird.
  — Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
• So one of my leadership styles and at Fannie Mae, this was a little bit surprising, the first few months, but now the company has embraced it.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024