Sentence examples for to the surprise of no one from inspiring English sources

"to the surprise of no one" is an appropriate and commonly used phrase in written English
It is used to indicate a situation that was expected and not surprising. For example: "The team won the championship, to the surprise of no one."

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TO THE surprise of no one who was watching, on June 14th the Swiss National Bank raised interest rates by a quarter point.

At the front of the pack, to the surprise of no one who has recently stepped foot on a subway platform or wrung out a dripping undershirt, is July 2010.

To the surprise of no one, the Golden State Warriors trounced the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, winning easily even with Stephen Curry nowhere close to 100percentt. .

The firm's co-president, Stephen Crawford, was eligible for $32m if he left by early August—which, on July 11th, to the surprise of no one, he chose to do.

Beyoncé took home the award for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night (to the surprise of no one). .

To the surprise of no one, both Carey and ameriMinaj quit the show after one season, which was a shame as it was probably the last time anything interesting happened.

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"He is the surprise of the century," one has said.

No one likes the surprise of grabbing hold of your hand unexpectedly.

The news surprised no one.

History is full of surprises, and no one is more surprised by them than historians.

Of course, this should surprise no one.

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