the unexpected
noun
: things that happen unexpectedly
Drivers must always be prepared to deal with the unexpected.
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And the game somehow still delivers the unexpected and the unforeseeable.
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Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
But with Uranus retrograde in Gemini sitting in opposition with Mercury in Sagittarius, your best bet is to go with the flow and expect the unexpected.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Dancing with the Stars is the unexpected it-girl TV show this fall.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025
The Heretic was a disaster released in the shadow of the unexpected blockbuster success of Star Wars just a few weeks earlier.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
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Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
But with Uranus retrograde in Gemini sitting in opposition with Mercury in Sagittarius, your best bet is to go with the flow and expect the unexpected.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Dancing with the Stars is the unexpected it-girl TV show this fall.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025
The Heretic was a disaster released in the shadow of the unexpected blockbuster success of Star Wars just a few weeks earlier.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the unexpected
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“The unexpected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unexpected. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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