come out of nowhere

idiom

: to arise or happen very surprisingly and unexpectedly

That question came out of nowhere.

a company that has come out of nowhere to become one of the leaders in the industry

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By his mid-20s, Arenas, a second-round draft pick in 2001, had come out of nowhere to make three All-N.B.A. and three All-Star teams and was one of the most exciting young players in the league. —

Sopan Deb, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023 Spotify is using NFTs to curate playlists, a liquidator is selling NFTs to recover losses at a bankrupt hedge fund, and a new NFT marketplace called Blur has come out of nowhere to take the crown of longtime top dog OpenSea. —

Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 24 Feb. 2023 Bear market rallies come out of nowhere such as this one did in the last week. —

Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Changes to your body and surprising symptoms can come out of nowhere. —

Maya Polton, Parents, 14 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for come out of nowhere

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