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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What’s ultimately surprising about Johnny Knoxville’s 16 — maybe 17 — concussions is that there weren't more of them, given the nature of his work on Jackass.
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The victory completed one of WWE's more surprising comeback stories after Jax had returned to the company less than a year earlier.
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Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That’s not surprising, as most big corporations are in bed with AI in one form or another.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
These can cause a surprising amount of damage, according to Allbee and Yakel.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The victory completed one of WWE's more surprising comeback stories after Jax had returned to the company less than a year earlier.
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Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
That’s not surprising, as most big corporations are in bed with AI in one form or another.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
These can cause a surprising amount of damage, according to Allbee and Yakel.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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