Sentence examples for popularity surprised from inspiring English sources

Such popularity surprised even insiders.

During its first run at the Met in 2011, Savage Beauty's popularity surprised everyone, including the museum's curators and McQueen's former colleagues.

The new pope's popularity surprised George, who worried that people were developing unrealistic expectations that could lead to further disillusionment with the church.

In the case of the McQueen show — whose popularity surprised museum officials and led them to extend entry hours to midnight on Saturday and Sunday, the final two days of the exhibition — it was the confluence of several factors that raised interest, Harold Holzer, a museum spokesman, said.

Until then, Bourgeois had been revered by a small world of contemporary art fans; did this sudden popularity surprise her? "No," she says modestly.

The comedian who incited a riot in culture when she came out as gay 16 years ago on her ABC sitcom, has experienced a surge in popularity that has surprised many.

Its popularity seems to have surprised Mr Hunt, who told Buzzfeed: "These far-right groups pump these lies out every year, as a scaremongering way of trying to sew dissent, and people then start to believe it's true.

The book's popularity with young boys surprised him.

As Bouterse entered the fourth year of his five-year presidential term in 2014, he remained in control of a modestly successful administration, and his popularity continued to surprise external observers.

Are they surprised at their popularity?

Mr. Ebersman also said that the company was surprised by the popularity of its mobile applications.