little wonder

idiom

—used to say that something is not surprising

They failed to realize how costly the work would be. Little wonder, then, that their plan was rejected.

Examples of little wonder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s little wonder why T+L readers named it the No. 1 favorite resort in Florida in the 2023 World’s Best Awards. —Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024

Take all that into consideration and its little wonder that this one-of-two LM specification examples sold for just shy of $20 million in 2019. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023

This little wonder of biology, the amygdala, increases its activity in response to isolation and can actually heighten our fear and anxiety—symptoms prisoners in solitary confinement often suffer. —Autumn Micketti, Spin, 3 Oct. 2023

So little wonder then that Eubanks, the son of a Baptist minister from Atlanta, some 18 months ago was actively pursuing a career that involved something other than holding a racket. —Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023