surprising
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- surprisingly adverb
- surprisingness noun
- unsurprising adjective
Etymology
Origin of surprising
Example Sentences
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“The enduring popularity of America’s national parks is not surprising,” Douce added.
From Los Angeles Times
Felled trees, altered watercourses and rising water levels around dams can be surprising for people unused to seeing these natural processes at work.
From BBC
This surprising finding led to the discovery of polonium and radium and helped establish the field of nuclear physics and chemistry.
From Science Daily
One of the surprising aspects of the war so far is how sparse major Iranian cyberattacks on U.S. commercial targets have been.
From Barron's
"So it's not surprising there are people who will make mistakes or who are corrupt," says Professor Kerry Brown of King's College London.
From BBC
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