come as no surprise

idiom

: to be expected
It came as no surprise to me.

Examples of come as no surprise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The situation in Idaho and Mississippi should come as no surprise, though. Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 June 2023 Itchy eyes, a scratchy throat and a cough probably come as no surprise when the air is thick with wildfire smoke. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 8 June 2023 To those of us in the civic-education space, these scores come as no surprise. Hans Zeiger, National Review, 4 June 2023 This is an important book that will come as no surprise to the nation’s teachers. Melanie McCabe, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023 That desire to keep going should come as no surprise to anyone who has popped into Cut or Spago in Beverly Hills on a random weeknight only to see the chef still bobbing around the dining room and kitchen; long past time when celeb chefs of his stature are still fixtures in their restaurants. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2023 Those overtones come as no surprise to Wisconsin Democrats. Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022 Rose’s Cafe and Terzo, the new census numbers come as no surprise. Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2022 For many in developing countries, this will come as no surprise. Adar Poonawalla, Fortune, 27 July 2022

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“Come as no surprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20as%20no%20surprise. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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