come out of nowhere

phrase

: to arise or happen very surprisingly and unexpectedly
That question came out of nowhere.
a company that has come out of nowhere to become one of the leaders in the industry

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Changes to your body and surprising symptoms can come out of nowhere. — Maya Polton, Parents, 14 June 2023 My preference for stationary bikes didn't come out of nowhere, either. — Jasmine Gomez, womenshealthmag.com, 7 June 2023 Spotify is using NFTs to curate playlists, a liquidator is selling NFTs to recover losses at a bankrupt hedge fund, and a new NFT marketplace called Blur has come out of nowhere to take the crown of longtime top dog OpenSea. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 24 Feb. 2023 This was a good match, but the finish seemed to come out of nowhere. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for come out of nowhere

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“Come out of nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20of%20nowhere. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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