surprise

Example Sentences

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“Study that person. Copy that person. The borrowed traits may fit awkwardly at first, but don’t fret. You’ll be surprised by how fast the pose becomes you, and you the pose.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I will tell you that it was a surprise, absolutely,” Bass said.

From Los Angeles Times

Karen Konkoly, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral researcher in Paller's Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, said one of the biggest surprises was how strongly the cues influenced dreams even when participants were not lucid.

From Science Daily

Fred told BBC Essex he did not realise he was being filmed some of the time and was "surprised" when he watched it back.

From BBC

It is no surprise Tom Banton, who missed with a sweep early on and then put the shot away entirely, went on to be England's highest scorer and match-winner.

From BBC