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

come as a (complete/total) surprise

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• 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
• 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
• The 1920 loss didn’t come as a surprise to Debs, who had run four times before.
  — Anna Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020
• The ending will not have come as a surprise to either side.
  — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 3 May 2023
• This shouldn’t come as a surprise — or be cause for concern.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
• The tepid response shouldn’t come as a surprise to Coleman.
  — al, 25 Jan. 2023
• Or did this level of success come as a surprise to you?
  — Kyle-Brandon Denis, Billboard, 19 July 2023
• Major Shift The shift in investors' minds does not come as a surprise now.
  — Dennis Ledenkof, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
• But Putin’s choice should hardly have come as a surprise.
  — Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
• The country’s success should not have come as a surprise.
  — Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
• 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
• Bisaccio said the 3-point shooting did not come as a surprise.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
• One of the most lethal hazards in a winter landscape might come as a surprise: rain.
  — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
• The film’s visual stylishness shouldn’t come as a surprise.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 Sep. 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
• Bensimon adds that her choice may come as a surprise to many.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
• This might come as a surprise to Travis' mom, Donna Kelce, who expected to watch from the stands.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2024
• 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
• 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
• The findings likely won’t come as a surprise to cat owners.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• The high number of Latine horror fans shouldn’t come as a surprise.
  — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 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
• Reimold’s comments shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
• This won’t come as a surprise to anyone who has lived in the Big Apple, but roaches pretty much run the city.
  — Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2024
• 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
• The intermingling of styles shouldn’t come as a surprise.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
• Carlisle's undefeated start to the season may have come as a surprise to many across the state but not to its players.
  — Sam Lane, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2022
• The #FreeSenegal movement, as it has been dubbed on social media, may have come as a surprise to some.
  — Nellie Peyton, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2021
• For older kids, the simplicity of this device might come as a surprise.
  — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
• Masafer Yatta is not in Gaza, but the intensification of violence there doesn’t come as a surprise.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024