come as no surprise

idiom

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That will come as no surprise to the hundreds of thousands of travelers who got caught in Southwest’s infamous meltdown in December, when the airline canceled more than 16,000 flights around Christmas. Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023 But this should come as no surprise since it was designed by the ubiquitous Giugiaro. Mike Knepper, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2023 The affinity for Sunbelt and Mountain states that stretch across the southern US should come as no surprise—fractional investment startups are simply following trends set by other real estate investors. Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023 Which should come as no surprise to anyone who saw classic era Skid Row onstage, including their 1989 Soviet Union stadium shaking set at the Moscow Music Peace Festival, which was broadcast on MTV in the U.S. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 14 Mar. 2023 With countless treks across the Pacific in recent years and being a first-generation Japanese American, Aoki’s favorite destination should come as no surprise. Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023 This should come as no surprise, but different body washes have different reactions on each skin type. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023 Seeing the Cowboys represented among the league’s top jersey sellers should come as no surprise to fans, as Parsons topped the merchandise numbers in October. Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2023 Although that will have come as no surprise to anybody who watched her slaughter a bear in the woods and form her own nascent cult. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 Jan. 2023 See More

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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 3 Jun. 2023.

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