hit unexpectedly

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Thompson says these short breaks help her cope with the tiny losses that hit unexpectedly, such as the time her mom forgot that she loved coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

But on set Savage also found himself processing the film’s themes in an intimately personal way when they hit unexpectedly close to home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Things stayed that way for a while, but by late summer Iceland was hit unexpectedly by another, more ferocious wave, after two tourists who had tested positive broke the rules of their isolation.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2021

The revelation that her children had blithely enjoyed a television show starring the man who had traumatized her life hit unexpectedly hard, Valentino said.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2016