out of the blue

Idioms  

1. see out of a clear blue sky.

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Example Sentences

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out of the blue

He observes these things as if they just came out of the blue.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026

Though the scandal devastated the NOS community and made for lurid headlines in the country's newspapers, for some it had not come out of the blue.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Disruptions can come out of the blue: a ransomware attack crippled one Treasury dealer in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

“After two years, someone called me out of the blue and told me I’d got a record deal on the same label as Elvis,” she recalled to the Guardian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Then out of the blue something came to me.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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