surprise
Example Sentences
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"It would not surprise me at all if China gets there first," Dr Simeon Barber, a lunar scientist at the Open University, told BBC News.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
"When companies reduce oversight in areas like violence, hate, and harassment, it should not be any surprise to see those harms increase," John Curtis, a Republican senator from Utah, said in a statement to CCDH.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The City Council member made a surprise late entry into the mayor’s race, the last of the major candidates to file for the primary.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Some of them squawked about the slush fund in ways that took me by surprise.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
My hesitation cost me the element of surprise as he spotted me and redoubled his efforts to free himself.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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