by surprise
Example Sentences
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The event, designated EP250704a/GRB 250704B, caught researchers by surprise on July 4, 2025.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Less than two years later, the brand has sold almost 87,000 cars in the U.K., including the smaller Jaecoo 5 launched last fall—a success that took dealers and the company by surprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Rosen said the show "really took people by surprise" and could break Netflix's three-year winning streak for best limited series, despite the strength of the streaming giant's second take of the anthology series "Beef."
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
They also added that the plan to put the three of them together was a "wild card decision" by producers, which took them all by surprise.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
He was taken by surprise as much as I was.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
