How to Use unsurprisingly in a Sentence

unsurprisingly

adverb
  • The junior from Ohio stood, unsurprisingly, at the front of the line.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The real Lake of the Ozarks, unsurprisingly, is not a whole lot like the show.
    Mike and Wendy Pramik, cleveland, 7 July 2022
  • Sprinting off a cliff is, unsurprisingly, thought to be a bad idea in Japan.
    Greg Story, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • And unsurprisingly, the Duchess of Sussex's style game was on point.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The candidates could not — or, rather, did not, agree with the premise — though Reagan, unsurprisingly, was the more hawkish of the two.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And unsurprisingly, the Guards called them a seditious campaign backed by the U.S. and Israel.
    The Editors, National Review, 26 Sep. 2022
  • And unsurprisingly, the Timberwolves were the team that swung first.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, the cost of these Airbnbs is, well, not cheap.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
  • That has unsurprisingly been the case for , which hit Netflix last week.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The conflict at the heart of Bears Ears has, perhaps unsurprisingly, been tied to white supremacy.
    Dr. Len Necefer, Outside Online, 29 June 2022
  • And the Bay Area kept its spot as the most expensive metro region in the country, unsurprisingly.
    Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Tuesday, unsurprisingly, they were beaten up on the glass and shot over on the perimeter.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The star tagged Free People in the photo, but unsurprisingly, that exact style is no longer available on the site.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The highlight of his new film is, unsurprisingly, Clooney and Roberts’ sharp chemistry.
    Brianna Zigler, Chron, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The new truck's 128.7-inch wheelbase is, unsurprisingly, identical to that of the Ford.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 July 2022
  • China is not entirely with the rest of the world on the Ukraine issue — unsurprisingly.
    Ted Anthony, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The sedan models wear a rear lip spoiler while the hatch is fitted with a large rear wing, unsurprisingly also in black.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
  • And unsurprisingly, the actress has a good taste in fashion in real life, too.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022
  • There are a lot of Marvel posters out there, unsurprisingly.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
  • And unsurprisingly, the world’s wealthy have better prospects.
    Patrick Bixby, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2023
  • And perhaps unsurprisingly, that's too heavy for even the World's Strongest Man and his very large brother to deadlift.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Njoku didn’t necessarily take the game over -- unsurprisingly, the Browns’ run game was once again the star of the show, Cleveland’s saving grace.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
  • And, unsurprisingly for a show focused on survival and maybe-cannibalism, there appears to be a good amount of gore on the way.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
  • In the middle, the biggest one is — unsurprisingly — Cima Grande, rising more than 9,800 feet above sea level.
    Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The ominous thrill of the new series Wednesday, out now on Netflix, is unsurprisingly fostered by the set design.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Nov. 2022
  • This one’s cheerfully grandiose title is, unsurprisingly, a bait and switch: These are sad songs, small in scope and size (none run past four minutes).
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
  • The busiest day tends to be Tuesdays, while Fridays are unsurprisingly the lowest.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The brand that brings you soft, comfy bras unsurprisingly also has soft, comfy swimwear.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The good news for Android users sticking rigidly to Play Store, though, is that unsurprisingly the risks are exponentially increased when sideloading.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Walz and Vance are both fathers, which could yield a conversation about gender-affirming care for youth (which Walz has championed and Vance has, unsurprisingly, decried).
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024

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