come out of left field
idiom
US, informal
: to be very surprising and unexpected
That question came out of left field.
Examples of come out of left field in a Sentence
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This potential development doesn’t come out of left field.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
To some fans, the news may seem to have come out of left field, particularly given her previous high-profile relationships with fellow actors Zac Efron and Austin Butler.
—Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2023
All that aside, the only thing here is that after the prologue, the first episode may come out of left field.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
So did the opportunities to return in She-Hulk and Shang-Chi come out of left field?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
Hearing that no one has duplicated Ouimet’s first-time feat did not come out of left field for Hervol.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
This didn’t come out of left field.
—John Benson, cleveland, 13 June 2022
Friday’s announcement didn’t come out of left field.
—Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
Can Oklahoma State come out of left field to bump the Bearcats?
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 Nov. 2021
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
To some fans, the news may seem to have come out of left field, particularly given her previous high-profile relationships with fellow actors Zac Efron and Austin Butler.
—Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2023
All that aside, the only thing here is that after the prologue, the first episode may come out of left field.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
So did the opportunities to return in She-Hulk and Shang-Chi come out of left field?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
Hearing that no one has duplicated Ouimet’s first-time feat did not come out of left field for Hervol.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
This didn’t come out of left field.
—John Benson, cleveland, 13 June 2022
Friday’s announcement didn’t come out of left field.
—Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
Can Oklahoma State come out of left field to bump the Bearcats?
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 Nov. 2021
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“Come out of left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20of%20left%20field. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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