when least expected
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Drawing the viewer's eyes away to one thing, while setting up big surprises to pop out when least expected.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2022
Light, the archbishop said, had "shone brightly in dark times and hope has sprung up when least expected".
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021
One thing that has defined the Carroll era is an ability to continually pull off wins when least expected.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2021
Gunnysack-wearing ghouls hidden into the corn will also jump out when least expected.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2019
Such a crime could not go unpunished, and Frederic, at the head of a powerful army, crossed the Alps and appeared, when least expected, in the plains of Lombardy.
From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Bolanden, Conrad von
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