surprise
Example Sentences
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It was almost a surprise that he didn’t announce it in his Wednesday speech.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Later on, there’s a significant tangent into grainy video, a music performance that deserves to be left a surprise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Anyone walking through the museum could see were the cameras were, as was the case with any public space, it said, so there was little surprise that their location had been found out.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
To surprise him, I brought a story from Page 40 of the April 17, 1978 newspaper and pointed to the 16th paragraph: Apple’s first appearance in the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Elliot asked, and I glanced over at him in surprise.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
