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out of nowhere
Idioms and Phrases
Suddenly, unexpectedly, as in That anonymous letter turned up out of nowhere . It is often put as come out of nowhere , as in Their team came out of nowhere and won the state championship . This term uses out of in the sense of “from,” and nowhere in the sense of “an unknown place.” For a synonym, see out of a clear blue sky .Example Sentences
Eisenhauer has come out of nowhere, having pitched just 11 innings last season.
Verstappen's qualifying lap "came out of nowhere", Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko told BBC Sport.
As is so often the case with Trump’s “policies,” it’s no good pretending that his demolition of the transatlantic alliance came out of nowhere: The Euro-American marriage has been heading toward Ben and J-Lo territory for some time.
As is often the case with Trump’s "policies," it’s no good pretending that his demolition of the transatlantic alliance came out of nowhere: The Euro-American marriage has been heading toward Ben and J-Lo territory for some time.
Nearly a year later, Aldrete said, in May 2024, Halili contacted her "out of nowhere."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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