How to Use surprising in a Sentence

surprising

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• The changes to the campus were surprising.
• It's not surprising that he doesn't want to go.
• He shows a surprising lack of concern for others.
• A surprising number of people were laid off at the factory.
• On the other hand, the Horned Frogs have been one of the most surprising teams of the season.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
• What’s even more surprising is how the 26-year-old plans to spend it.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 July 2024
• For her, that was the most surprising aspect of the story.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• But now, a new study looks at the topic, and the results are surprising.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 30 May 2023
• Davis said in a statement that the results were surprising but still not good news for the state of the glacier.
  — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2023
• At the end of the day, trusting your instincts might lead to a surprising win.
  — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
• Uh, what’s surprising is, in the last round of the vaccine, very few people got it.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
• If that phrase strikes you as odd, that may not be surprising.
  — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 27 Feb. 2023
• What’s the most surprising thing that’s happened to you?
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
• Even better, there are a surprising amount of under-$100 deals to shop.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• The triumph of vinyl isn’t surprising, as record sales have been growing for the past 16 straight years.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023
• The past six months have seen a surprising amount of Godzilla content.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• The only surprising part is...how is the rating not 100%?
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
• Not bad for a film that’s set in 2013, which required a surprising amount of retro equipment to pull off.
  — Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2024
• The most surprising finding that emerged from the data was the wide range of germline mutation rates.
  — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• And though the pairing was surprising at first, the quarterback says that the pop star is now just part of the family.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2023
• So for that kind of money to be siphoned away is not that surprising.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
• What price increase in your life has been most surprising or painful?
  — Austen Hufford, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
• That may not be surprising, given the protests breaking out all over the country.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
• But the most surprising total was one that wasn’t listed at all.
  — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
• The Home Renovation Hub The second floor of the store held the most surprising areas.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
• And for a car revealed in 2023, the fact that this concept is not fully electric is surprising.
  — Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• Expect that to change this spring thanks to a surprising rising star: the humble gray hoodie.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
• What’s been surprising so far about the 2024 high school football season?
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
• If the grocery angle seems like a surprising choice, that was by design.
  — Adriana Lee, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
• Home to the biggest denim flagships and influential department stores in the world, London takes the crown for being one of the most exciting and surprising spots to shop for all things denim.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024