How to Use unsurprisingly in a Sentence

unsurprisingly

adverb
  • But, unsurprisingly, our eyes were trained on her ring.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
  • My first home, unsurprisingly, didn’t look like those pages.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • And unsurprisingly, her finds were top-tier.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Sprinting off a cliff is, unsurprisingly, thought to be a bad idea in Japan.
    — Greg Story, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • That has unsurprisingly been the case for , which hit Netflix last week.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The junior from Ohio stood, unsurprisingly, at the front of the line.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2022
  • At the top of the list, unsurprisingly, are mask and vaccine mandates.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The changes, unsurprisingly, went through a quick review back in the House.
    — al, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, the small patio was the first to fill up.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2020
  • But one of the best moments of the episode comes at the very end and is, unsurprisingly, a shot of them all together.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, the cost of these Airbnbs is, well, not cheap.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
  • And unsurprisingly, the actress has a good taste in fashion in real life, too.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Tuesday, unsurprisingly, they were beaten up on the glass and shot over on the perimeter.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The real Lake of the Ozarks, unsurprisingly, is not a whole lot like the show.
    — Mike and Wendy Pramik, cleveland, 7 July 2022
  • This has unsurprisingly prompted outcry from some of its users.
    — PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
  • And, unsurprisingly, there’s plenty of action on the stars and stripes.
    — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • His coach is unsurprisingly far more concerned with the former.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And unsurprisingly, the world’s wealthy have better prospects.
    — Patrick Bixby, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The news unsurprisingly got fans hyped, and Carey was pleased with the reception.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The brush with death unsurprisingly made the three of them decide that life really was for living.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 3 June 2021
  • The sedan models wear a rear lip spoiler while the hatch is fitted with a large rear wing, unsurprisingly also in black.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
  • Their answers, unsurprisingly, skew toward once-trending hues that now feel tired and overused.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The one that stood out from the crowd was, unsurprisingly, Pikachu, which took more than twice as long to peak, at 26 days.
    — Gareth Morinan, Wired, 15 Oct. 2020
  • And unsurprisingly, the Duchess of Sussex's style game was on point.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 15 Apr. 2022
  • After the game, Montgomery was unsurprisingly at a loss for words.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • The older boys could glide a surprisingly long way and the youngest boy, unsurprisingly, fell a lot.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • High oil prices are, unsurprisingly, very good for oil companies' bottom lines.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 May 2026
  • Her breakfast ranges from yogurt or eggs—which unsurprisingly, are both homemade.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Chaplin, unsurprisingly, was made of tougher stuff.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And, unsurprisingly, often came with trade-offs.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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