out of nowhere

1. Suddenly, unexpectedly, as in That anonymous letter turned up out of nowhere. It is often put as come out of nowhere, as in Their team came out of nowhere and won the state championship. This term uses out of in the sense of “from,” and nowhere in the sense of “an unknown place.” For a synonym, see out of a clear blue sky.

Example Sentences

The scene of Bliss that comes out of nowhere, with Buddha and Guanyin in Heaven above a sutra-chastened Monkey, is where Huang’s music becomes inspired.

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Who would be surprised at them finding another gem out of nowhere?

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Aidan Toner-Rodgers, 27, sprung to the upper tiers of economics as a graduate student late last year from virtually out of nowhere.

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Planets don’t just pop up out of nowhere, fully formed and ready for astronomers to study.

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I didn’t understand at first why James and Lou didn’t flee the house the moment shadows appeared out of nowhere.

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