unexpectedly
Example Sentences
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Webb has detected unexpectedly massive objects in the early Universe, including sources sometimes described as "little red dots."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The singer died unexpectedly at age 48 in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nearly 60 years on, Edwards said the trauma could still return unexpectedly.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was like seeing the face of a long-lost loved one appear unexpectedly in a crowd, shocking and yet so very familiar, as if the person in question had never been lost at all.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
