out of the blue
Example Sentences
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None of this came out of the blue.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
When Jon Doyle got a text from his publisher out of the blue, he assumed his debut book was about to be dropped.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Anybody making a financial pitch to you out of the blue likely has ulterior motives.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It was so out of the blue, I almost didn’t know what to say.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
