out of the blue

Example Sentences

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None of this came out of the blue.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Anybody making a financial pitch to you out of the blue likely has ulterior motives.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

There are large tranches of people who I will not call out of the blue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Mary Harris: Let’s talk about the lead-up to what’s happening now, because as you said in your reporting, this didn’t come out of the blue.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

But something always fell through: the mother changed her mind; a father or a cousin or a grandmother showed up out of the blue; the agency decided another, often younger couple was a better fit.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng