Examples of surprising in a Sentence

It's not surprising that he doesn't want to go. The changes to the campus were surprising. He shows a surprising lack of concern for others. A surprising number of people were laid off at the factory.

Recent Examples on the Web To some who have gone through institute programs, its trajectory is less surprising. — Isaac Stanley-becker, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 Perhaps the craziest part of it all is that Friday's result wasn't exactly surprising. — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 23 July 2022 This news is particularly surprising, as Doc and Hope (Annette O'Toole) never had children together, which means no grandkids should be in the picture. — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022 Overstriding can be caused by weak glutes, which is surprising in someone whose worldview is complete ass. — Outside Online, 22 July 2022 Some experts said the new result was not as surprising, given that diseases often have many pathways. — Edward Chen, STAT, 18 July 2022 The reveal is slightly surprising given that the singer was not fully poised atop her throne back in 2002. — Justine Browning, EW.com, 16 July 2022 From a sports-science perspective, that is hardly surprising. — New York Times, 14 July 2022 This is not particularly surprising since Winget's move in attempting to revoke the trust was sophomoric — a tactic that would look terrible even in regard to a $500 debt, much less one that supposedly was in the hundreds of millions. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 11 July 2022 See More

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