How to Use come as a (complete/total) surprise in a Sentence

come as a (complete/total) surprise

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• This shouldn't come as a surprise—the last two years were the hottest on record.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
• This may come as a surprise, but some of us are tapped out this time of year.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Yet the fact his emotions can boil over should not come as a surprise.
  — Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
• An outbreak—even one this big—should not have come as a surprise.
  — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
• This might come as a surprise to those who know me and my love for hacking things.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
• Perhaps this shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the charms of a bed skirt are many.
  — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025
• Bensimon adds that her choice may come as a surprise to many.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
• Legal observers say these moves should not have come as a surprise.
  — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
• The fact that the older hardware cannot keep up should not come as a surprise.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
• Bisaccio said the 3-point shooting did not come as a surprise.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
• But there’s a third source that many in the South are using that may come as a surprise.
  — Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
• This may come as a surprise to anyone who’s been following along with me week to week.
  — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
• That the game turned into a nail-biter in the final five minutes shouldn’t have come as a surprise.
  — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2024
• Many of Connor’s actions come as a surprise to his mother as well.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
• The editors were well aware that this anointment would come as a surprise, something of a zag.
  — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
• Major Shift The shift in investors' minds does not come as a surprise now.
  — Dennis Ledenkof, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
• The high number of Latine horror fans shouldn’t come as a surprise.
  — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2023
• The couple’s absence from the 2025 event does not come as a surprise.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 May 2025
• But looking at his resume over 2024, this shouldn't come as a surprise.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
• The 1920 loss didn’t come as a surprise to Debs, who had run four times before.
  — Anna Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020
• This shouldn’t come as a surprise for those who picked up on a major clue in the Season 3 finale.
  — Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 23 July 2024
• What may come as a surprise is that the people in this study were between the ages of 18 and 38.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
• The loophole of who can be a host and obtain a permit shouldn’t come as a surprise as it was brought up before the law was passed.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
• Maybe none of it should have come as a surprise given that the Bruins showed up here loose and ready to master the moment.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• The decision to move the teen’s case from juvenile to adult court seemed to come as a surprise to the teen’s attorney and the judge.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• That the show is happening at all may come as a surprise, since the Cedar has not been open to the public since last March.
  — Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
• This might come as a surprise to Travis' mom, Donna Kelce, who expected to watch from the stands.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2024
• The inclusion of Taaffe in the Senior Day program may have come as a surprise to some.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
• That didn’t come as a surprise to Stine, who was Thorne’s coach during his two seasons with the Redhawks.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025