bolt from the blue

Example Sentences

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For Denise it came as a bolt from the blue.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

And until Lowry’s bolt from the blue on Saturday, there had been only three holes-in-one over the past half-century at No. 6, a hole named Juniper that has been playing over par for the week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Except that Combs is hardly a bolt from the blue, having served on JPMorgan’s board since 2016.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

One can’t say that the change was a bolt from the blue, because Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has telegraphed his intention to revisit the causes of autism for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Like a bolt from the blue came deliverance and victory and spoils—and back he went to Sodom and its filthy conversations as before.

From Victory out of Ruin by Maclean, Norman