surprise
Example Sentences
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Those numbers aren’t a surprise, but they are impressive and, for the first time, are in official black and white.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“A surprise in either direction could spark an outsized move,” ahead of the Memorial Day weekend and next week’s June options and contract expiry, Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Rob Morgan, who runs the Gower Fresh Christmas Trees Farm near Swansea, said he had seen various items dumped on his land before, but this was a "bit of a surprise".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The result is an hour that helps showcase his refined comedic voice, surprise the audience and sound the trumpets for his next round of touring.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
To my surprise I saw that I myself was sitting in the wagon.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing surprise
Emotions on Display
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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