surprise
Example Sentences
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And it’s not a surprise, Baker said, that more athletes aren’t out in sports like baseball.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Which team do you think has the greatest potential to surprise during the World Cup?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
American director Steven Spielberg made a surprise appearance at a central London pub during a quiz night focused on his own filmography.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The action is a surprise because many investors expected that S&P Dow Jones Indices would make the eligibility changes to ease the entry of SpaceX and other big coming IPOs into the S&P 500 index.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
That shouldn’t be a surprise, since I told him we were having people over at five when he asked what time he could stop by.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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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