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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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
For one of them to celebrate a career-first win Sunday wouldn’t be all that surprising.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
What has slowly emerged is a body of essential writing—essential and surprising—that honors the multivocal democratic spirit of our literary tradition.
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The most surprising aspect is the Rams looking toward the future, quite frankly.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
For one of them to celebrate a career-first win Sunday wouldn’t be all that surprising.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
What has slowly emerged is a body of essential writing—essential and surprising—that honors the multivocal democratic spirit of our literary tradition.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The most surprising aspect is the Rams looking toward the future, quite frankly.
—Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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