out of the blue Synonyms

out of the blue Meaning

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out of the blue (s)

not anticipated

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out of the blue (r)

in a way that was not expected

out of the blue Sentence Examples

  1. The boss's request came out of the blue, leaving employees bewildered.
  2. The unexpected phone call from a long-lost friend appeared out of the blue.
  3. A sudden thunderstorm erupted out of the blue, drenching the unprepared pedestrians.
  4. The stranger's confession of love came totally out of the blue, taking her by surprise.
  5. The lottery win arrived out of the blue, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.
  6. The physician's diagnosis of an incurable disease came as a bolt out of the blue.
  7. The news of the company's closure came out of the blue, sending shockwaves through the workforce.
  8. The proposal to relocate to a distant country came so out of the blue that it left her speechless.
  9. The discovery of a hidden treasure beneath the old house appeared out of the blue, igniting curiosity and wonder.
  10. The child's innocent request for ice cream on a school day came completely out of the blue, amusing her parents.

FAQs About the word out of the blue

not anticipated, in a way that was not expected

pornographic, nasty, vulgar, gross, suggestive, dirty, foul, obscene, filthy, profane

clean, appropriate, nice, staid, polite, proper, prim, Victorian, prim, puritanical

The boss's request came out of the blue, leaving employees bewildered.

The unexpected phone call from a long-lost friend appeared out of the blue.

A sudden thunderstorm erupted out of the blue, drenching the unprepared pedestrians.

The stranger's confession of love came totally out of the blue, taking her by surprise.