surprise
Example Sentences
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Eben Pingree, 44, from Boston, faced an identical scenario after his wife Caitlin paid $2,800 on StubHub for tickets to the Scotland v Haiti match to surprise their 11-year-old son Cole.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
If you anticipate that unequal inheritances could surprise family members, consider leaving a short letter of wishes explaining your thinking.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
When Drew got down on one knee, Danielle knew her answer, surprise or not.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
But this modest saga saves its biggest surprise for its final reels, when the narrative folds in on itself beguilingly, allowing Marina to relate to her mom and dad in ways she never had before.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Even though Leah praised her sisters in the papers as “the most perfect known mediums,” their arrival in Cleveland had caught Leah entirely by surprise.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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