out of the blue
Example Sentences
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None of this came out of the blue.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
How you have your retirement funds allocated between traditional and Roth accounts is not something that comes out of the blue.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
His passing did not come out of the blue.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026
It was anything but out of the blue.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
