surprise
Example Sentences
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Even so, the results, generated by our research student, Alessandro Fichera, in collaboration with Harvard, came as a big surprise.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
That is not a surprise at the French Open, where the nation's players have historically struggled on clay.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Markets will watch this figure closely as any further surprise on the upside will prompt Taiwan’s central bank to hike in the June meeting, ANZ said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
That means AI spending is behind both employment and inflation, leading him to estimate that nonfarm payrolls for May could surprise on the upside and come in above the 95,000 consensus.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
I just stared at him, my mouth open in surprise as I tried to make sense of what he was saying.
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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