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 brief blackout came to a calm resolution — surprising given the heated rhetoric at the outset.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Tesla's strong performance wasn't surprising, with Ford posting record EV sales in the same period and GM seeing sales double, but analysts cautioned that good times may not last now that the $7,500 tax credit has expired.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
And so that was surprising to me.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Will four of the most surprising 6-0 squads in the Nashville area — Antioch, Grace Christian, Lebanon and Whites Creek — remain unbeaten after Week 7?
—Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Tesla's strong performance wasn't surprising, with Ford posting record EV sales in the same period and GM seeing sales double, but analysts cautioned that good times may not last now that the $7,500 tax credit has expired.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
And so that was surprising to me.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Will four of the most surprising 6-0 squads in the Nashville area — Antioch, Grace Christian, Lebanon and Whites Creek — remain unbeaten after Week 7?
—Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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