come as a (complete/total) surprise

idiom

: to be unexpected

The news came as a (complete/total) surprise to everyone.

Examples of come as a (complete/total) surprise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cliff Stein, professor of industrial operations research and computer science at Columbia University, says all this attention on data centers shouldn’t come as a surprise. —

Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2024 Major Shift The shift in investors' minds does not come as a surprise now. —

Dennis Ledenkof, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 But its staying power really shouldn’t come as a surprise. —

Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024 Nene Leakes says Kenya Moore's exit from The Real Housewives of Atlanta didn’t come as a surprise to her. —

Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for come as a (complete/total) surprise

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