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Word surprising
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / səˈpraɪzɪŋ / NAmE / sərˈpraɪzɪŋ /
Example
  • it’s not surprising (that) they lost.
  • we had a surprising amount in common.
  • it's surprising what people will do for money.
  • it’s surprising how many people applied for the job.
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surprising

(adjective)BrE / səˈpraɪzɪŋ / NAmE / sərˈpraɪzɪŋ /
  1. causing surprise
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    • It’s not surprising (that) they lost.
    • We had a surprising amount in common.
    • It's surprising what people will do for money.
    • It’s surprising how many people applied for the job.
    • A surprising number of people came.
    • What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
    • Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
    • Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26% chance of their children being left-handed.
    • One of the most interesting findings is that only 2% of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
    • It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
    • The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.

    Extra Examples

    • It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate.
    • For a big man, he could move with surprising speed.
    • I find that rather surprising.
    • In the light of these changes, it is not surprising to find regional variations in unemployment.
    • It is not surprising (that) they lost.
    • It is surprising how little disagreement there is about it.
    • It is surprising how quickly rumours spread.
    • It’s surprising what people will do for money.
    • Quite a surprising number of people turned up.
    • The frequency of such bad weather is hardly surprising given how far north we are.
    • The surprising thing is how little it costs.
    • We found we had a surprising amount in common.
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