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
The contribution came as a surprise to some OpenAI executives, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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
The accolade was a surprise for the Culture Club singer, who was presented with the honour by French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier at a ceremony in central London.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
But inaction went poorly with her vigorous personality and one morning to everyone’s surprise she appeared for breakfast in the dining room precisely at 8:10, with the announcement that doctors were often wrong.
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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