surprise, surprise
idiom
informal
—used to say in a joking or ironic way that something is not surprising at all
"She's going to be late again." "Surprise, surprise."
Examples of surprise, surprise in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And it’s turned out, surprise, surprise, that rock ’n’ roll is really good at dealing with the difficulties of aging.
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Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
If someone had to be my potential roommate… surprise, surprise.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Likewise, Robinhood’s crypto strategy was informed by a windfall quarter from Dogecoin, a token that (surprise, surprise) proved to be a flash in the pan.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 18 Sep. 2023
Everything in our pas de deux was surprise, surprise, surprise.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
But surprise, surprise, there’s no word of a definite date.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
However, surprise, surprise some of the responses continued to push the vaccine injury and body double narratives.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
And surprise, surprise, this list keeps getting new entries each year.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 July 2023
However, the main resident of the island where the adventure takes place is — surprise, surprise — the large and lethargic blueish oaf known as Snorlax.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
If someone had to be my potential roommate… surprise, surprise.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Likewise, Robinhood’s crypto strategy was informed by a windfall quarter from Dogecoin, a token that (surprise, surprise) proved to be a flash in the pan.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 18 Sep. 2023
Everything in our pas de deux was surprise, surprise, surprise.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
But surprise, surprise, there’s no word of a definite date.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
However, surprise, surprise some of the responses continued to push the vaccine injury and body double narratives.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
And surprise, surprise, this list keeps getting new entries each year.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 July 2023
However, the main resident of the island where the adventure takes place is — surprise, surprise — the large and lethargic blueish oaf known as Snorlax.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
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“Surprise, surprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprise%2C%20surprise. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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