Sentence examples for not so surprising from inspiring English sources

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not however surprising

not so amazing

not so startling

not very surprising

not too surprising

"not so surprising" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express when something is less than what was expected or anticipated. For example: "It's not so surprising that the pop star was late to his own concert."

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It's not so surprising.

The New York Times

That's not so surprising.

The New York Times

Actually, not so surprising.

The Guardian - Opinion

Such passions are not so surprising.

The New York Times - Food

"My daily work is not so surprising".

The New York Times

But perhaps it is not so surprising.

The New York Times - Sports

Or maybe that was not so surprising.

The New Yorker

Maybe that is not so surprising.

The New York Times

Maybe that's not so surprising.

The New Yorker

And yet, maybe it's not so surprising.

The New York Times

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The report came to some surprising (and not-so-surprising) conclusions about the Democratic party.

The Guardian

More suggestions(7)

not even surprising

not so stunning

not so surprise

not then surprising

not thus surprising

not so strange

considered so surprising

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