come as a (complete/total) surprise
idiom
: to be unexpected
The news came as a (complete/total) surprise to everyone.
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Though the workshop didn't come as a surprise to officials – archaeologists have been studying the site since the mid-1980s – excavators uncovered numerous intriguing finds during the latest dig.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
The fact that the older hardware cannot keep up should not come as a surprise.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
At a time when the federal government is conducting a radical erasure of Black history in the name of fighting diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and school libraries are banning books about race, Ibram X. Kendi is ready to introduce kids to Malcolm X.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Avoiding Negotiations While there are many aspects of a garage sale that might come as a surprise, the fact that people will negotiate shouldn’t be one of them.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
The fact that the older hardware cannot keep up should not come as a surprise.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
At a time when the federal government is conducting a radical erasure of Black history in the name of fighting diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and school libraries are banning books about race, Ibram X. Kendi is ready to introduce kids to Malcolm X.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Avoiding Negotiations While there are many aspects of a garage sale that might come as a surprise, the fact that people will negotiate shouldn’t be one of them.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for come as a (complete/total) surprise
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“Come as a (complete/total) surprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20as%20a%20%28complete%2Ftotal%29%20surprise. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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