out of the blue
Example Sentences
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Disruptions can come out of the blue: a ransomware attack crippled one Treasury dealer in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
None of this came out of the blue.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
When Jon Doyle got a text from his publisher out of the blue, he assumed his debut book was about to be dropped.
From BBC ● May 31, 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
Then, out of the blue, something happened that I hadn't planned on.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
