surprise
Example Sentences
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Then it’s less of a surprise and almost looks like it flows logically from when the court did it in a lesser way.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Last month, the company signed a surprise agreement with tech billionaire Elon Musk.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Castleford-born Kear also led Hull FC to a surprise Challenge Cup triumph in 2005, beating Leeds Rhinos in the final at Cardiff.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Now Becerra tops them all, according to the most recent opinion polls, emerging as a surprise front-runner in a race that has confounded voters and political experts alike.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
To my surprise I saw that I myself was sitting in the wagon.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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