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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This supports the formation of additional binding compounds, offering a surprising performance boost alongside the environmental gains.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
That drive was evident at their first meeting when a 15-year-old Mendoza arrived ready with a notebook and pen, something that Dunn expects from college athletes but found surprising with such a young player.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
This new discovery that the galaxies themselves spin on their axis in the same direction as the filament rotates is surprising because of how astronomers think galaxies form in the first place.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Talented writers and actors are bringing dry, crusty stories from our middle school social studies classes to life in ways both surprising and surprisingly fun, without sacrificing the gravity of their subject material.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
That drive was evident at their first meeting when a 15-year-old Mendoza arrived ready with a notebook and pen, something that Dunn expects from college athletes but found surprising with such a young player.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
This new discovery that the galaxies themselves spin on their axis in the same direction as the filament rotates is surprising because of how astronomers think galaxies form in the first place.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Talented writers and actors are bringing dry, crusty stories from our middle school social studies classes to life in ways both surprising and surprisingly fun, without sacrificing the gravity of their subject material.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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