surprise
Example Sentences
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The Journal spoke to 10 other parents who received five-figure-plus surprise bills from the Perfect Child, including some who have been sued in an effort to collect payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The huge equity offering amounts to a surprise.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
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
In a telling exchange, he shared his surprise with me that there wasn't one.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Elliot jumped about a foot and looked up in surprise.
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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