How to Use unsurprised in a Sentence
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Trump’s capture of the GOP shocked most, but Kabaservice was unsurprised.
—Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 11 May 2017
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Because of this, Nathaniel Scherer, co-lead author of the study, said he was unsurprised by the numbers.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Mar. 2021
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All the turmoil around Aduhelm had some analysts unsurprised that rumors of a takeover are swirling.
—Pranshu Verma, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2021
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As a scientist, Cobb said, she was unsurprised by the results.
—Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Sep. 2021
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Ruth seems unsurprised to find her own creation confronting her, and the two sip (or slurp) tea as Barbie laments the confusing prospects of the real world.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 21 July 2023
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Their friends were thrilled for them, and thoroughly unsurprised.
—New York Times, 14 May 2021
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Current and former employees were unsurprised by the news, saying that Oneal and Ybarra had seemed to be groomed to be next in line.
—Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
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As for the quarterback of the present, well, the Eagles remain unsurprised by his ability to weather any storm.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
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Why did the other employees seem so unsurprised by this?
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 22 May 2018
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Having been raised in the suburbs, Pizzuro was unsurprised that young people flock to the Towson Town Center.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
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Ed Jones, 71, looked unsurprised when told that Pearson had lobbied on his behalf.
—Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2022
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Back in the parking lot of the funeral home, Daniel’s family reflected on his last act, and were unsurprised.
—Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
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But while Rowling’s tweets are appalling and hateful, most trans people were unsurprised by them.
—refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
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Right now Black people in America feel let down, but unsurprised.
—oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2021
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So once the initial shock cooled down, many policy wonks were unsurprised or even mildly relieved.
—Heather Hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, 24 May 2018
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The night of the shooting, residents seemed unsurprised by the gunshots and fatality.
—Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 26 Apr. 2018
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Malcolm X, a relentless critic of American myths of progress, would have been unsurprised to learn that the repertory was not quite ready for an opera about his life.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
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The old war horse has certainly been slogging through the American way of governing long enough to be unsurprised by its halting pace.
—D.j. Tice, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
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Carrie King, co-owner and Realtor at Homepage Realty, which was not involved in the sale, said she was unsurprised by the sale price.
—Olivia Evans, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022
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Skarsgård is unsurprised that the show's creator is drawing a close to the show, despite Succession having won the Best Drama Emmy, for the second time, just last year.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
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Anyone familiar with the Sixth and Apogee will be unsurprised to learn that the serving vessels for the cocktails are varied and often unusual.
—Julia Thiel, Chicago Reader, 2 Nov. 2017
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Count Lewis among those unsurprised when White delivered.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2018
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But there’s one person who is completely unsurprised by all of this, and who reckons there will be yet more revelations.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
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Imagine coming out of a shooting at your high school, a place that is supposed to be a safe place for learning, and feeling terrified but somehow unsurprised.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 18 May 2018
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Veterans of Detroit's past Opening Day games will be unsurprised to learn that Friday's forecast calls for a coat and an umbrella.
—Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022
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The Giants just nodded their heads, observing the mayhem unsurprised.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021
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Despite the President’s tweet, Trump’s reelection campaign seemed unsurprised by the news.
—Alana Abramson, Time, 5 Dec. 2019
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Told that her prize money for reaching the final of women’s doubles would be roughly quadruple her haul for reaching the mixed doubles final, Melichar was unsurprised.
—Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 13 July 2018
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However, Day gave a response of his own to this statement, apparently unsurprised that this response would be the route taken by the powers that be at Prince’s estate.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 4 Mar. 2022
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Others said they were unsurprised at the company’s ultimate fate.
—New York Times, 6 Feb. 2021
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