How To Use Unexpected In A Sentence

I barken back to the rogue Taken Howler, the dead unexpectedly alive and inimical. Shadow Games
It's a bit unexpected not to include any measures of syntactic complexity - even something as simple as mean sentence length.
The cash raising was not unexpected and allows a few more shareholders on board. Times, Sunday Times
The radioactive gas xenon, which is often the byproduct of unexpected nuclear fission, was detected at the Fukushima Daiichi plant during tests. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
What is the common factor of unexpected packages in a pear tree? Times, Sunday Times

These build and swell into clouds, suddenly breaking apart and dispersing unexpectedly.
After too much airtime is devoted to the quartet's training, the contest itself throws up an unexpected hero. Times, Sunday Times
The questions were evidently unexpected to the slow-witted spokesman, who instantly found himself tongue-tied.
The crowd whooped and hollered at the unexpected entertainment.
I thought we were never going to reach it; and then, almost unexpectedly, we suddenly came upon it - a small but ancient village, rising up on a slight eminence, but concealed from view by big clumps of tall-growing reeds.
That suture is an unexpected and original way of safeguarding the novel's integrity.
It does not matter that they are unusual, unexpected, unforeseen and unforeseeable.
This was gracious of him and also provoked an unexpected conspiratorial mirth between the interviewer and interviewee. Times, Sunday Times
The young man — fortified as he was by a natural cynical pride and passionateness — winced at this unexpected reply, notwithstanding. A Changed Man
There are other unexpected similarities between the two writers. Times, Sunday Times
Similarly, the exaction of stiff reprisals for unexpected attacks on troops remote from the fighting front might cow the local population, or might stimulate them to more aggressive resistance.
This solution gives homeowners the freedom of never having to carry or circulate multiple sets of keys, coupled with the ability to instantaneously grant entry to family members, friends, unexpected house guests, and service providers such as handymen and housekeepers. HomeToys News
This was gracious of him and also provoked an unexpected conspiratorial mirth between the interviewer and interviewee. Times, Sunday Times
That unexpectedly collapses it into a black hole, a supermassive region with a gravitational pull so strong not even light can escape.
An unexpected call for a no-confidence vote against Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung over his handling of a debt crisis at one of Vietnam's biggest state-owned firms shows that the political fallout from the country's worst-ever financial scandal might just be starting, analysts say. Vietnamese Premier Faces Fallout on Vinashin
Over coffee the Queen asked him ‘To what do we owe the unexpected honour of your visit?’
The question was so unexpected that , for a moment , she was at a loss how to act up properly.
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau
That surplus is being unexpectedly whittled away as the income tax cut and the economic slowdown lower federal tax receipts.
Even her few words of Gaelic at the start of her speech at the state dinner on Wednesday evening – "A Úachtárain agus a chairde" "president and friends", immaculately pronounced – were an unexpected gesture. Irish eyes are smiling: show of respect turns Queen into runaway favourite
He'd come uninvited, but not unexpected; if it was rude of us to be such unsolicitous hosts, I told myself, it was only rudeness paid in kind, so we tried to forgive one another, Willie and I, for our eager, curious hunger grown insatiable. Heron Lake
The television age has transformed the conventions into presentational exercises from which the unknown and unexpected are ruthlessly excised.
As evidenced by his seven interceptions this season, he's a ballhawk who has a knack for popping up in unexpected places.
Better prepared and more aggressive, he unexpectedly outmanoeuvred the prime minister.
By all means, cover yourself for unexpected eventualities such as death, unemployment and your house burning down.
The fairy tale romance has come to an abrupt and totally unexpected end.
The assault was so unexpected that he was briefly stunned into submission.
An unexpected sharp vibration can cause the head to crash onto the surface of the disk, gouging it like a phonograph needle can scratch a record.
This is a real trip around the world, into some unexpected nooks and crannies, and for new sounds to satisfy your wanderlust, you might have a hard time doing better.
‘All You Need is Wood’ ended with an unexpected mezzo-relievo.
You'd better take along a first-aid kit to cope with unexpected catastrophes.
It would partly explain why employment has been unexpectedly strong and productivity apparently so weak, and would augur well for future jobs growth. Times, Sunday Times
Graceful re-establishment of session without losing data after connection is unexpectedly lost.
For example, earlier in 2000, unexpected quantities of Pentium IIs made their appearance when other shortages were biting.
Adding to the rosiness of the outside world is an unexpected rise in the friendliness of the vet whom I was apprehensive about seeing earlier in the week.
Local fishing crews had told him of the Lombok Strait's fiendishly shifting currents, vicious whirlpools, and unexpected waves far from shore.
And then some unscheduled odd event - a thrilling novel, an unexpected phone call, a bout of debauch - will push the envelope, and the gears will start to spin.
Gene pools can throw up unexpected affinities. Times, Sunday Times
He keeps this up for little more than a minute but it's more than enough time for the paparazzi flashbulbs to capture this unexpected turn of events for posterity.
The other players, the spear carriers, come through when unexpected.
I love catching a glimpse of the unexpected flower growing through cracks in a sidewalk, or the furry and feathered critters dodging us humans in their quest for food and shelter.
John is stumped by an unexpected question.
The job of any general is to not only plan for an opponent's expected countermoves but also the unexpected countermoves.
Of course, unexpected upsets happen in elections. Times, Sunday Times
This somewhat unexpected decision gave ammunition to those who felt the schema on priestly life was too spiritual in tone.
The terrorists were killed when their bomb detonated unexpectedly.
However, the image analysis capabilities in these programs have an unexpected application in the bioengineering arena.
When Kevin returns home unexpectedly the calm of rural life is thrown into disarray.
That's why the Mooselings first feared that perhaps they had already blogged down the wrong alley, when, just yesterday, they received an unexpected direct call patched in from the Bull Moose himself all the way from the Lone Star state. Archive 2005-08-01
If his materials and workmanship were of their normal high standard, he is entitled to some explanation for this unexpected outcome.
The economic shocks in late 2000 caused an unexpectedly sharp drop in demand, and inventory began to build up.
Joy and bliss can come from the little and most unexpected thing if only we program our mind to enjoy these little things. RVM
Having to pay out unexpectedly for car repairs made a big hole in my savings.
The senator was clearly caught off balance by the unexpected question.
Her unexpected acquiescence completely deflated him.
An election that was initially greeted with general disinterest has since been transformed into one that has gripped the nation, due in no small part to the jolt of energy provided by the unexpected, and game changing, emergence of Nick Clegg and the 'Cleggmania' he inspired. UK Election: Candidates Make Final Push For Votes
In a possible sign of progress, a second trilateral meeting was added unexpectedly to the schedule in the afternoon. Times, Sunday Times
Navy commandoes slid down to the vessel one by one, yet then the unexpected occurred: The passengers that awaited them on the deck pulled out bats, clubs, and slingshots with glass marbles, assaulting each soldier as he disembarked. The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists”
Now Israel and its leaders must boldly pursue its inherent, often unexpected, wisdom to dismiss with conviction and fortitude national leaders who demand their exilic state and to finally take its rightful place as the nation from whom other nations are inspired. Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple
The largest was Basilosaurus isis, which was up to 21 m long, with well developed five-fingered flippers on the forelimbs and the quite unexpected presence of hind legs, feet, and toes, not known previously in any archaeocete; a vestigial use may have been as claspers during aquatic mating. Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley), Egypt
Her hands brush unexpected surfaces, she steps across unfamiliar thresholds.
A yachter in South Africa says her trip off the country's picturesque southwestern coast was wrecked by an unexpected whack from a whale. CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports
It must have morphed into the helpless testudinal phase unexpectedly and died when one of the carnivores found it. Perseus Spur
Tourism is already changing the city in unexpected ways.
Instead of the term SIDS, the certifiers used other terms, including "sudden infant death" and "sudden unexpected death in infancy. NPR Topics: News
However, she hadn't bargained on becoming an instant wife and mother, when Dan unexpectedly received custody of an orphaned baby.
A few unexpected moves push these time-honored forms into the modern world: extreme angles to the roof pitches, compressed fenestration with staggered window sizes, and square dormers.
Mr. Batiste made an unexpected entrance at about 10:30 p.m., striding in from the back of Dizzy's, leading his sextet to the stage as he chanted and played the melodica, a mouth-blown, hand-held mini-keyboard. Passing Down the Piano Torch Song
Robyn blinked back unexpected tears and leant forward to place a log carefully on to the mound of hot red twigs.
The unexpected rainstorm caused the collapse of the roof.
For me, this is the most stunning discovery in the field of herpetology during my lifetime. It's so utterly unexpected, so completely unexpected.
There were still others where the notion frothed and foamed, turning up unexpected ideas, revealing depths of dissatisfaction, of desire, of unsuspected powers in woman that startled the staid old world. The Business of Being a Woman
After Claire excused herself to run her unspecified "errand" - making Roger shudder only slightly-he and Brianna had driven to the pub, but then decided to wait for their supper, since the evening was unexpectedly fine. Dragonfly in Amber
Barring any unexpected operatic plot twists down the road, the answer to all these queries is surely yes.
But what caught her unawares was the horrid thing that by this fact of sudden, unexpected waking she had surprised these other things in the room, beside the very bed, gathered close about him while he slept. The Man Whom the Trees Loved
Her death was totally unexpected .
While the Left Party is gloating over its unexpected election success, a grand coalition will go into action.
So the news today from our sources with knowledge of the arrowheaded brand's product direction wasn't entirely unexpected. Jalopnik
In early July, Murdoch unexpectedly announced he was shutting down the 168-year-old, Sunday-only, James Murdoch, Rupert's son and News International chairman, said the paper had lost the trust of readers due to allegations about controversial reporting practices by its staff, some of which he characterized as "inhuman. News - chicagotribune.com
She decided it was a good thing he'd been drunk - an unexpected bonus; she was perfectly certain he didn't normally imbibe to excess. ON A WICKED DAWN
The film holds a few surprises - not in clichéd twists, but in unexpected plot developments that make the film more compelling.
The consumer society hungers for the deviant and unexpected.
The adverse housing conditions of ethnic minorities are well known and not unexpected.
But those were relatively minor compared to a completely unexpected miracle of self-control circuits: their ability to extract precision from grossness .
On his abrupt and unexpected apparition, Diana paled and Ruth flushed slightly, whereupon Sir Rowland might have bethought him, had he been book-learned, of the axiom, "Amour qui rougit, fleurette; amour qui plit, drame du coeur. Mistress Wilding
One thing for certain: this unexpected financial windfall will most definitely not be a handicap to the club.
Data structure containing package and ancestors is empty An unexpected internal error has occurred while processing your request.
I moved on, my heart aglow with the unexpected memory of making a lifelong commitment to my future wife. Robert Koehler: 20,000 Days
At the core of these is the economic slowdown in China, where the central bank sharply and unexpectedly devalued its currency last week. Times, Sunday Times
Complex pay mechanisms, often brought into appease shareholders by linking pay to various performance measures, can have unexpected results. Times, Sunday Times
So this week I've had the triple whammy of being busy, edgy and suddenly noticing a few people around seem to be looking unexpectedly good.
Here, the assonance rhyme between the two principal terms sets the stage for a compelling comparison made on a genuinely imaginative and rather unexpected basis.
Like his father, Salil plays a specially designed instrume nt that's a cross between the Indian veena and a guitar; here it's used not just for Indian-influenced fusion pieces, driven on by the fine tabla playing of Cassius Khan, but for unexpected excursions into Americana. Slide to Freedom (featuring Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt): 20,000 Miles – review
Elizabeth Anne Ford was thrust onto the national stage unexpectedly when President Nixon chose her husband, then the House minority leader, as vice president after Spiro Agnew resigned. Betty Ford: A beacon for women, addicts
Luck is linked to unexpected sports news. The Sun
A string of unexpected Olympic successes - Greece has picked up two gold medals and a bronze so far - has helped to assuage national pride.
The package, described by analysts as "economic armor-plating", is unlikely to be required in its entirety, but provides a buffer against unexpected volatility or currency speculation. Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - August 1999
In an unexpected twist, it smells delicious too. The Sun
Unexpected encounters with old friends could inspire some New Year resolutions for you. The Sun
BÃ©ziau 2004, it was observed that by putting together the sequent rules for classical conjunction and the rules for classical disjunction, the resulting sequent calculus will (unexpectedly) prove the distributivity between conjunction and disjunction. Combining Logics
You see, I think this movie, which has been denounced by the Salt Lake Trib's critic Sean Means because it carried an unexpected darkside, is illustrative of a big problem that the entertainment industry in general suffers from right now. Simple Tricks and Nonsense: Movie Review: 13 Going on 30
They watched as the goat struggled to its feet and limped away, bleating in protest at this unexpected treatment.
Unexpectedly, out of instinct, I suppose, his gaze turned skywards.
His death was not entirely unexpected.
A favourite rhetorical device is the appearance of emphatically real-world items in unexpected places. The Times Literary Supplement
It was in one of these that our word akimbo unexpectedly appeared more than 200 years earlier than the next citation in the 1600s. OUPblog
‘Busking is the truest form of performing art, contending with the elements, the audiences, the atmosphere and the unexpected,’ she said.
I snapped that rope as a ringmaster snaps a whip; but though the rope end travelled with great speed and the act must have been unexpected, the creature caught the rope in one of its chelae before it reached its face. Pirates of Venus
A true grab bag filled with unexpected surprises.
Thus our instincts certainly cause us to believe that the sun will rise tomorrow, but we may be in no better a position than the chicken which unexpectedly has its neck wrung.
From the materials of the house itself he draws unexpected resonances, candescent onyx balancing pellucid glass, and that glass itself shifting between aspects. The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
A POLL-TAX payer has received an apology from Middlesbrough Council after an unexpected visit by the bailiffs.
Support came from an unexpected direction.
The filigreed ironwork of a stairway saved from Louis Sullivan's demolished Chicago Stock Exchange leads unexpectedly to the second floor. The New World Reborn
This wasn't entirely unexpected; she's cutting molars and we often have a few nights with some stirring when that's going on.
With squint-eyed innocence and un-metered awkwardness, Stewart delivers an unexpected hit performance that would later land him additional appearances in commercials and voice-over roles.
Normally when I go out with friends I take my car in case I am called back home unexpectedly by the sickie, so it was nice to be driven for a change.
Expect thunder, expect lightning, expect country and blues and rock and expect him to offer the unexpected, too.
Mr. O'Day, a relatively unknown sidearmer who made it to Anaheim unexpectedly out of spring training in 2008, follows Mr. Rodriguez to the National League and into a wide-open Mets bullpen. In Search of the Next Josh Hamilton
And on top of that, like an unexpected extra, there is a beauty which can take you aback. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, it was not until 2040 that the unexpected and accidental manufacture of stable muonium-hydrogen 'compounds' had opened up a new chapter of human history - exactly as the discovery of the neutron had initiated the Atomic Age. 2061 Odyssey Three
Not unexpectedly, this building displays John Wardle's architectural dexterity and virtuoso skill.
This somewhat unexpected decision gave ammunition to those who felt the schema on priestly life was too spiritual in tone.
He is so unexpected that I just gawp. Times, Sunday Times
Rushing through his conclusions he just finished his presentation before this unexpected deadline.
O'Neill was denied that unexpected luxury by circumstances outwith his control.
Laurel Canyon (2003), each focused on an innocent young woman swept up in the glamorously baffling sex-and-drugs scene swirling around a charismatic older female artist, the situation here is reversed; unexpectedly drawn in to and fascinated by the ultra-domestic household created by a pair of charismatic femmes, the swinger is the straight man (literally). SF Weekly | Complete Issue
The unexpected grabs attention and the unorthodox is the antidote to a world of mediocrity. Why The White House is losing the health debate.
There's no rough stuff from the police - nothing you could file a complaint about - just an unexpected public display.
The news was so unexpected that I caught my breath from shock.
But in my twenties the need to be prepared for the unexpected was not an issue, even without a stitch of makeup and tousled just woke up hair, my radiant youth inoculated me about worrying about […] All Things Girl » All Things Girl » 2010 » March
You'd better take along a first-aid kit to cope with unexpected catastrophes.
If an unexpected frost occurs, undamaged fruits can be salvaged and ripened.
The unexpected course of events aroused considerable alarm.
The hour of our first meeting is still graven on my memory. I met him unexpectedly.
But the biggest threat to your crucial five-star rating comes from an unexpected direction - the small percentage of guests with more unusual expectations. Times, Sunday Times
The differences between action and control samples at the time of referral was unexpected.
As in, when frightened by the unanticipated attack of an allergenic cat I have been known to sneeze whilst leaping back in an unexpected fashion of my own! Auld Lang Syne, etc.
One of the best loved is the old-fashioned Johnny-jump-up (V. tricolor), a viola with dark purple upper petals and lower petals in shades of lavender-blue, yellow or white, often with dark purple markings, Plants are short-lived but readily self-seed, providing pleasurable discoveries of new plants in unexpected places each year. DailyHerald.com > News
The bouquets for Ireland came from an unexpected quarter - England.
At midday a tipper truck stopped unexpectedly in Market Square. WHITE LIES
The rubout of Gerard Pappa in the summer of 1980 was not unexpected. Jerry Capeci: Bonanno Family Wiseguy Nabbed in 30-Year-Old Mob Rubout
Unexpected warmth suddenly enveloped my shoulders, making my head snap up in surprise.
In the teenagers an unexpectedly high level of activity was observed in the part of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex, which is a region known to be involved in multi-tasking and making decisions. Teenagers Find it Difficult to Concentrate Because Their Brains Are Undeveloped | Impact Lab
Confidence will also be hit badly if there is another unexpected shock. Times, Sunday Times
I am grateful to the faculty and students at the University of Georgia who have inspired me in unexpected ways and have built a uniquely collegial atmosphere.
Pieces are fitted together, all is not as it seems, danger lurks in unexpected places. The Sun
Unexpected things can happen in the world of subatomic particles.
But a major faux pas has made the new Barbie unexpectedly controversial in polyglot America: there is no Asian-American version.
The uncertainty and ignorance of things to come, makes the world new unto us by unexpected emergencies; whereby we pass not our days in the trite road of affairs affording no novity; for the novelizing spirit of man lives by variety, and the new faces of things. Christian Morals
A glint of sunlight on an unexpectedly bright object. Man of Honour
the jumping was unexpected
As the Fed has moved to boost short-term interest rates, long-term interest rates have stayed unexpectedly low.
Matters took an unexpected turn.
The urge to acquire interesting and possibly valuable things is widespread and can strike unexpectedly and sometimes with great force.
She had an almost miraculous ability to get out of the most dangerous conditions or unexpected accidents. Times, Sunday Times
But in its depiction of brotherly love it achieves much that is touching and unexpected.
Unexpected deaths were extremely rare. Times, Sunday Times
Viewing the rapids was an unexpected bonus to the Niagara experience.
To beat them all again was an unexpected surprise. Times, Sunday Times
The blow separated the two combatants, but it had another, more unexpected outcome.
The unexpected arrival on the scene of a suitor for his wayward daughter had therefore presented a very real threat. ALEXANDER THE CORRECTOR
Unexpectedly to Sarah, Justin quickly leaned in and placed a soft, gentle kiss on her lips.
Unexpected, it was like a surprise confrontation, and for a moment she could only stare blindly at the familiar name.
The divine judgment is unexpected, kenotic, eschatological, and apophatically affirmed and denied.
He had no interest in Malan, apart from an unexpected stirring of protective paternalism towards Kathryn, no interest whatsoever. THE LAST RAVEN
One unexpected spin-off of the course was the forming of some really close friendships.
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau
She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions.
Instead of bouquets, I had each of them carry matching clutches adorned with calla lilies and peacock feathers—they were elegant, unique, and completely unexpected. My Fair Wedding
His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter. Mason Cooley
If that actuator starts to move unexpectedly, it acts as a generator and the short provides an electrical load that slows the motor down.
On the easel was a wild abstract in crude bright colours, bearing no visible relation at all to the scene in the harbour before them; it was unexpected, compared to the neat, anaemic little water-colours that nineteen out of twenty Trewissick harbour-painters produced. Greenwitch
We've all seen photobombs - photos where others hop in unexpectedly, essentially "ruining" the photo to hilarious effect - but we've never seen photobombs quite as hilarious as the ones from weddings.
This unexpected situation will not facilitate the first steps of the single currency.
Is there not rather just cause for wonder that he did not speedily sink to the bottom, but that, on the contrary, he kept afloat, advanced to conspicuity and fame, and would, in all probability, have ultimately come with flying colours to a mooring in the port of honour and happiness, if Death had not unexpectedly arrested him in his progress. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3
The living room kept its unexpected adobe-style fireplace, the great-room its unusual green onyx banisters.
It is through an unexpected blending of rhythm and syntax that his prose yields the remarkable or compelling image.
Given the band started out from boozy ad-lib jam sessions, this has all been rather unexpected.
The colours weren't girlie or prissy, but unusual and beautiful, with unexpected combinations of salmon pink, cream and peat brown, jade and raspberry, or orange and baby blue.
Help came from an unexpected quarter.
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter. Mason Cooley
They mature in 10 years, come in $ 1, 000 minimums and provide insurance against an unexpected inflation surge.
I've also been cheered up by the unexpected emergence of some physalis plants I'd convinced myself had died when I transplanted them.
Rather, his heroes are angst-ridden anti-heroes, his stories those of alienated men who unexpectedly find themselves with blood of their own, and others, on their hands.
It is appealing in the way that independent thinking still has the power to appeal to us with the unexpected shock of the cold water that jolts us out of a sluggish morning.
So this week I tried to gain evidence that supports my supper dupper theory, based on my unexpectedly amazing mass spec results I told you about ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
Basic forms like blousons or trench-coats, shirts or T-shirts, skirts or pants, are always enriched by new unexpected, ironic elements.
The Commerce Department said the new figure partly reflected an unexpectedly strong build-up of unsold goods.
Unexpectedly, just gave a city, fly from inside sky suddenly a vulture holds the flesh.
I wish people would expect the unexpected, to be confused and bewildered. Times, Sunday Times
As Susan says, many of the region's most beautiful villages and hamlets are home also to unexpected shopping delights.
The lake lay still before me, catching the faint, rare sunlight at a strange angle and casting shadow over half of the water, the other half gleaming under the unexpected pleasure of sunrays in November.
Both his parents and hospital staff were devastated by his sudden and unexpected death.

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