surprising

Example Sentences

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“I think the thing that was most surprising from last year was his command,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times

This might not be too surprising if you consider the nature of the bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal

That businesses in the area have been hurt by raid-related disruptions is not necessarily surprising, Adams said, but the report “reinforced and helped quantify that.”

From Los Angeles Times

The societal changes identified by Morgan Stanley are headlined by a surprising magnitude of job losses resulting from the adoption of AI and also an emphasis on health with weight-loss drugs increasingly to the fore.

From MarketWatch

"We were just so excited to try something completely different and hopefully something that was kind of surprising on some level."

From BBC