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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Of course, that kind of simplicity often requires a surprising amount of intention—and legwork.
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Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The results weren’t particularly surprising.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Romance is also promising and surprising.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Library technicians peeled the reels apart and examined them frame by frame before making a surprising discovery.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The results weren’t particularly surprising.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Romance is also promising and surprising.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Library technicians peeled the reels apart and examined them frame by frame before making a surprising discovery.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for surprising
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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