surprises

Example Sentences

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Even before fully driverless cars arrive, this growing communication between vehicles and infrastructure will make driving safer and less stressful, reducing surprises and smoothing traffic flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Grass is being watered and cut to FIFA-regulation height to ensure that players don't get any surprises when they take to the field in Los Angeles and Seattle, the venues for their group-stage games.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But Bowen, 35, has been managing it for 10 years, making sales, offering advice and hearing travelers’ tales, which almost always come with surprises.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The liabilities for the carrier would have largely been covered, and no further financial surprises are expected, according to Sabarad.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The full scale of World War II still surprises people today.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein