How to Use come out of nowhere in a Sentence

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  • The leap from stay-at-home to a green zone doesn’t come out of nowhere.
    Zandile Chiwanza, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • So did that monolith in Utah that seemed to come out of nowhere.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Once, on a walk, the artist fell, and a stunned young Tucker saw a man come out of nowhere to pick him up and drive them home.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2022
  • She had been hit in the abdomen by a single bullet that seemed to come out of nowhere.
    Sheila Cosgrove Baylis, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
  • Storms can come out of nowhere, producing heavy rain, high winds, and even snow or hail.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 28 May 2022
  • How, then, did this show come out of nowhere and become the definition of a sleeper hit?
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
  • As the last few years have shown, titanic, disruptive change can come out of nowhere.
    Edie Goldberg, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • But if Black users do make good on their threats to depart for friendlier pastures, the shift will hardly have come out of nowhere.
    Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2021
  • That was in addition to the rapid weight loss, stomach problems and extreme fatigue that seemed to come out of nowhere.
    Tonya Bauer, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Their proof seemed to come out of nowhere, employing techniques no one had expected to see in this area of study.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
  • These anxieties could come out of nowhere or take the form of long-standing fears that are returning to your mind once more.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2021
  • But these characters and storylines didn’t just come out of nowhere.
    Kelly Schremph, refinery29.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Still, while the bankruptcy might have come out of nowhere, concerns about FTX were evident.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The brothers' talent didn't come out of nowhere — both Kevin Sr. and Denise were singers who specialized in Christian music.
    Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Every so often, a new buzzword seems to come out of nowhere and suddenly feel ubiquitous.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
  • His almost conventional rages of antisemitism seemed to come out of nowhere.
    Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Plot twists come out of nowhere, especially when teams are as evenly matched as the Bruins and Islanders happen to be in this second-round series.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • Both books burst with these sorts of aching dialogues, punctuated with endings that come out of nowhere—a knife stabbing a proclamation to a wall.
    Catherine Lacey, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2022
  • This doesn’t come out of nowhere, as SME had previously invested in a joint venture with the studio in February 2020.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 June 2021
  • Every year, a few teams seemingly come out of nowhere and force themselves into relevance.
    Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Reforms don't come out of nowhere: Figures from across the political spectrum have in the past called for changes to Israel’s judiciary.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The possibility of a Switch version of Call of Duty hasn't exactly come out of nowhere for Microsoft.
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Perhaps another leading indicator was that the CT5-V Blackwing didn't come out of nowhere.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2021
  • But her transformation, into a star of far-right media, is one that former colleagues who worked closely with her said did not completely come out of nowhere.
    New York Times, 22 May 2022
  • How do some of our reprehensible thoughts or disturbing ones seemingly come out of nowhere?
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Pollen, pet dander, mold spores, and other triggers can come out of nowhere, setting off an asthma attack that (literally) leaves you breathless.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Like Anderson, several players ranked among the Dallas-area statistical leaders have come out of nowhere to take the Dallas area by storm this season.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2021
  • This eruption appears to come out of nowhere according to Indonesian officials.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
  • In my experience, grieving involves ugly-crying in the supermarket, rages that come out of nowhere, and always losing my keys.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 17 July 2022
  • Prince Mohammed appeared to come out of nowhere seven years ago when his elderly father, King Salman, assumed the throne and began delegating power to his favorite son.
    New York Times, 14 July 2022

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