Sentence examples for it shattered expectations from inspiring English sources

As it passed its narrative from voice to voice in an unforced democracy of idiolect it shattered expectations of what literature was and who its heroes or owners were.

Let's be clear, this is not about political differences or shattered expectations, it's about Bush coming across as a tad thick, displaying all the insight and judgment of a half-peeled tangerine.

Amazon shattered expectations when it reported second quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday.

It blew a hole (another one) in our already shattered expectations of presidential behavior.

The plot, which became known as "mensalão," because the bribe payments were made monthly, shattered expectations.

His improvisation gave Canisius an 85-84 victory and started a day of shattered expectations at Pepsi Arena.

Trump shattered expectations with an election victory that revealed deep anti-establishment anger among American voters and set the world on a journey into the political unknown.

He had been regarded by Whitehall as a safe, establishment figure, but shattered expectations in a series of reports condemning conditions in prisons.

If so, we're witnessing the end for a player who has shattered expectations for both big men and international players in the NBA, but whose outsized influence is only truly beginning to take hold.

Donald Trump shattered expectations on Tuesday with an election night victory that revealed deep anti-establishment anger among American voters and set the world on a journey into the political unknown.

Small echoes of this sense of shattered expectations resonate poetically throughout, as when a banner celebrating a political triumph winds up being used as a blanket for a sleeping child.