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.
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The result is an intimate, melancholy, frank, and surprising paean to reading and books.
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Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Even new head coach Emma Hayes’ surprising decision to leave Alex Morgan off the 2024 Olympic roster was largely covered as a pure soccer decision (and rightly so).
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 18 June 2025
What is surprising is that between 2019 and 2022, countries such as the Netherlands, Italy, and Mexico went from being net taxers of carbon emissions to being net subsidizers.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The results aren’t necessarily surprising, experts said, and aren’t a cause for concern among GLP-1 users.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 18 June 2025
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Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Even new head coach Emma Hayes’ surprising decision to leave Alex Morgan off the 2024 Olympic roster was largely covered as a pure soccer decision (and rightly so).
—Meg Linehan, New York Times, 18 June 2025
What is surprising is that between 2019 and 2022, countries such as the Netherlands, Italy, and Mexico went from being net taxers of carbon emissions to being net subsidizers.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The results aren’t necessarily surprising, experts said, and aren’t a cause for concern among GLP-1 users.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 18 June 2025
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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