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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an unexpectedly" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used when describing something that occurs without prior warning or anticipation, but it requires a noun to follow it.
Example: "She had an unexpectedly positive reaction to the news."
Alternatives: "a surprisingly" or "an unforeseen".
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There was an unexpectedly pragmatic tone.
Others face an unexpectedly pinched retirement.
It was an unexpectedly skilful performance.
It's an unexpectedly entrancing bit of work.
The result is an unexpectedly powerful book.
It was such an unexpectedly melancholy business.
The Vietnamese, while outmanned, put up an unexpectedly robust defense.
Fisher and Florida State had an unexpectedly tough 2017 season.
Ms. Nixon may actually find an unexpectedly warm reception upstate.
Artificial intelligence has proved itself an unexpectedly difficult problem.
It is an unexpectedly riveting part of the book.
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