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Examples of surprising in a Sentence
It's not surprising that he doesn't want to go.
The changes to the campus were surprising.
He shows a surprising lack of concern for others.
A surprising number of people were laid off at the factory.
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Miku's addition to Fortnite isn't surprising given that season 6 of the battle royale is celebrating Japanese culture and history.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
That’s a surprising and sudden change, because we’ve been told for years that Meta is on a mission to protect users from misinformation and hate speech.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The reveal is surprising and, ideologically, something of a curveball.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
The name wouldn’t be surprising — both the MacBook Air and iPad Air were the thinnest versions of their lines when they were released.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
That’s a surprising and sudden change, because we’ve been told for years that Meta is on a mission to protect users from misinformation and hate speech.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The reveal is surprising and, ideologically, something of a curveball.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
The name wouldn’t be surprising — both the MacBook Air and iPad Air were the thinnest versions of their lines when they were released.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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