news to me

noun phrase

: something one is hearing for the first time : something one did not previously know

"The concert has been canceled." "Well, that's news to me."

Examples of news to me in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was news to me, and has been happening somewhat under the radar, in terms of national news. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The idea that snoring could be alleviated with exercise was news to me. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026

As a born and bred New Yorker in her late 40s with an older brother who once worked in the hip-hop industry, much of what was revealed in the documentary was not news to me. — Essence, 11 Dec. 2025

Even the idea of the ultraviolet perception was news to me. — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025

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