surprise
Example Sentences
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The economy has continued to surprise on the upside, just as trailing six months’ stock performance forecast.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
In a sign of how well things are going for Amazon across almost all its business segments, the company’s surprise box-office hit, “Project Hail Mary” brought in nearly $615 million in global ticket sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Arlene Spiegel, a New York-based restaurant consultant, said that it shouldn’t come as a surprise that no chain beyond McDonald’s has succeeded at rib sandwiches, and that only a few chains have even tried.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
So, it comes as no surprise to many Disneyland guests that it’s now being used at the entrance to the Happiest Place on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
She had to fry enough bread so that up to fifty people could have at least two pieces of frybread that evening at E’s surprise birthday party.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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