Definition: 1. Causing surprise or wonder or amazement.
Use 'surprising' in a sentence:
1. I suppose it's not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular.
2. Some of the stories I have heard are quite surprising.
3. It somehow seems hardly surprising that Ms. Player is now his sworn enemy.
4. It's not surprising (that) they lost.
5. Such an encouraging result is not surprising.
6. A surprising number of ailments are caused by unsuspected environmental factors.
7. It is not surprising that children learn to read at different rates.
8. The attrition among undergraduates is particularly surprising because college standards have apparently fallen.
9. It's surprising how much simple movements of the body can affect the way we think .
10. She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern.
11. Bamboo is one of nature's most surprising plants.
12. It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work.
13. The most surprising bout of consolidation and revival has been in Latin America.
14. The increase in popularity of Chinese has been surprising.
15. Although there are many surprising facts about Disney ’ s most famous characters, putting gloves on animation1 characters is actually a pretty logical move.
16. Surprising, all the children held hands and ran together.
17. They discovered some surprising similarities between them.
18. This is not a surprising finding.
19. Bamboo is one of the nature's most surprising plants.
20. The anthology has a surprising sense of coherence.
21. It's not surprising we see some effect.
22. By what invisible power has this surprising metamorphosis been performed?
23. That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
24. It is hardly surprising that they are now being marketed like soap powder.
25. It is surprising that it has taken people so long to take advantage of what is a win-win opportunity.
26. It's surprising what people will do for money.
27. We had a surprising amount in common.
28. A recent poll suggests some surprising changes in public opinion.
29. It was surprising the government was re-elected, given that they had raised taxes so much.
30. Objects like this turn up at sales with surprising frequency.
31. Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior.
32. There were some surprising inclusions in the list.