the unexpected

noun

: things that happen unexpectedly

Drivers must always be prepared to deal with the unexpected.

Examples of the unexpected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Learning how to be the favorite, who plays under the pressure of expectation, instead of how to be the underdog, who plays with the freedom of the unexpected, can make plenty of players vulnerable against an inferior foe at the business end of a tournament. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026

In 1870, however, the unexpected outbreak of war between France and Prussia—the third and fourth largest economies in the world—resulted in two years of financial turmoil on European capital markets that cooled the appetite for American securities. —Fortune, 2 June 2026

Roughly 35 horses bolted through city streets following the unexpected fireworks, the outlet said. —Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

And her audience is primed to expect the unexpected. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for the unexpected

• interconnected
• affected
• bisected
• collected
• connected
• corrected
• defected
• deflected
• dejected
• detected
• directed
• dissected