unexpected
IPA: ʌnɪkspˈɛktɪd
noun
- (rare) Someone or something unexpected.
adjective
- Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
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Examples of "unexpected" in Sentences
- This is what we call the unexpected, because no one expects them.
- So glad the writer resisted the term "unexpected drop". sartrecastic 12 April 2011 9:59AM
- Report Abuse You know they will adjust these figures in a month; to bleak... they always do, with the word "unexpected".....
- Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan have chastised Hezbollah for what they described as unexpected, inappropriate, and irresponsible acts.
- The moral to this culture-jamming story: Beware banana creme and strategic and creative use of the unexpected is the perfect way to intervene.
- Israeli commandos said they opened fire in self-defense after meeting what they called unexpected resistance when they boarded the ferry carrying aid supplies to Gaza.
- Steve's response to the second email, which asked essentially the same question, was a tidy little, "Yes." delayed by one month as Apple struggles to keep up with what its calling unexpected demand.
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