unexpected

[US]/ʌnɪk'spektɪd/
[UK]/'ʌnɪk'spɛktɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not expected, happening suddenly

Phrases & Collocations

unexpected news

unexpected accident

Example Sentences

an unexpected groundswell of opposition developed.

the unexpected potency of the rum punch.

cope with unexpected catastrophes

storm at the unexpected delay

This was a sudden and unexpected blow.

an unexpected happening

His unexpected death is unexpected news.

an unexpected offshoot of my research

she blushed at the unexpected compliment.

unexpected snow caught us by surprise .

gracious even to unexpected visitors;

the book has unexpected depth.

support came from an unexpected direction.

the government was caught off guard by the unexpected announcement.

a curiously unexpected timidity in his make-up.

The senator was clearly caught off balance by the unexpected question.

The unexpected rainstorm caused the collapse of the roof.

She was put in a fluster by the unexpected guests.

Real-world Examples

Lesson one, rookie, expect the unexpected.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

I'd rather become a superhero by an unexpected accident! - Aren't all accidents unexpected?

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 2)

Conversation started. You've brought in the unexpected.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Selection

Expect the unexpected, learn to embrace change and challenge.

Source: 2021 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Unexpected to the world and unexpected to those people themselves.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

And those cameras caught a glimpse of something completely unexpected.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: April 2018 Compilation

Researchers are eagerly expecting the unexpected.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2023 Collection

Or it may do something else completely unexpected by anybody.

Source: Realm of Legends

A modest backlash is under way, in an unexpected quarter.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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