surprise
Example Sentences
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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
While the news came as a surprise, it also complicated Caitlin's treatment as Grace was no longer eligible to donate her stem cells to her sister due to their near-identical DNA.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That isn’t a surprise: Aerospace companies follow a strict set of rules around accidents, consistent with the U.N.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
I jerked my head toward the trash can when she looked at me in surprise.
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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