Below you will find example sentences with "hardly surprising". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Hardly Surprising in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: hardly
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 23.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "hardly surprising" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 23.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as feud is hardly surprising at this, hardly surprising that he, given, week and work stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with hardly ever, somewhat surprising and hardly ever, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with hardly surprising
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Of course, their newfound feud is hardly surprising at this point. (11 words)
So it's hardly surprising that rival Disney+ is finally following suit. (12 words)
This is hardly surprising given the widely recognized of the US political system. (13 words)
Given the figures being bandied about for how much Hamilton’s signature cost the Scuderia – nearly $50m a year – it’s hardly surprising that those more on the corporate side of the business took a very keen interest. (38 words)
In the absence of an easy fix, it's hardly surprising that thousands of British men every year jet off to countries such as Turkey for hair transplants at a fraction of the cost in the UK. (37 words)
So it’s hardly surprising that some of the industry’s biggest luminaries are engaged in a collective act of hand-wringing over President Biden’s during last week’s presidential debate against former President Trump. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the Conservative party stares down the barrel of a likely general election defeat, it’s hardly surprising if it can’t work out what its future might look like.
Given this structural situation, it is hardly surprising to find governments using the powers they have been granted for the purposes for which they have been granted them.
It is unlikely a Liberal will stand in Wollongong; which is hardly surprising with Paul Scully's 22.9 per cent margin making it Labor's second-safest state seat.
It's hardly surprising, as so many action franchises are releasing two-part movies, and shocking cliffhangers at the end of the first part has become a predictable trend.
It’s hardly surprising audiences are more than entertained at the sight of Cooper’s cameo.
It’s hardly surprising, then, that this passion translated into another thrilling domain: gambling.
Of course, their newfound feud is hardly surprising at this point.
This is hardly surprising since there is always a high viewer demand for this genre, with many going on to last for 8 seasons or more.
This is hardly surprising to anyone who has managed commercially sensitive major project discussions.
Given the figures being bandied about for how much Hamilton’s signature cost the Scuderia – nearly $50m a year – it’s hardly surprising that those more on the corporate side of the business took a very keen interest.
Hardly surprising that he should complain about UK Labour doing what he has been doing habitually since 2016.
In the absence of an easy fix, it's hardly surprising that thousands of British men every year jet off to countries such as Turkey for hair transplants at a fraction of the cost in the UK.
It is therefore hardly surprising that the government continues to push ahead with legislation to control them.
It’s hardly surprising that Friday is the second sexiest day, with 22% of adults opting to get it on at the end of the working week.
She knows all too well what it's like to be cancelled on the internet - so it's hardly surprising that Taylor Swift has welcomed Blake Lively to Rhode Island this week with open arms.
So it's hardly surprising that rival Disney+ is finally following suit.
So it’s hardly surprising that some of the industry’s biggest luminaries are engaged in a collective act of hand-wringing over President Biden’s during last week’s presidential debate against former President Trump.
The demand for a new lighthouse on the lake's inhospitable North Shore was hardly surprising.
The voice actor did justice to Jinshi's impish line, and that is hardly surprising given his body of work.
This is hardly surprising given the widely recognized of the US political system.