Surprise

//səˈpɹaɪz//

"Surprise" in a Sentence (25 examples)

It doesn't surprise me.

It's not much of a surprise, is it?

It's a surprise.

Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.

His essay gave only a superficial analysis of the problem, so it was a real surprise to him when he got the highest grade in the class.

It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.

It is quite a surprise to see you here.

You gave me a real surprise when you showed up there.

The vase on my desk overturned when I jumped up in surprise.

Her eyes become round in surprise.

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It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.

It came as a surprise when he succeed.

England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.

They had begun brightly but the opening goal was such a blow to their confidence it almost came as a surprise when Walcott, running through the inside-right channel, beat the offside trap and, checking back on to his left foot, turned a low shot beyond Allan McGregor in the Scotland goal.

Surprise! - A party! Awesome!

She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.

After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.

Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.

The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man’s private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.

It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.

He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.

He doesn’t surprise easily.

"You were right," replied Isabella, "and I should not have surprised your confidence, had I not had something I wished to say. I know what you mean to do with Mr. Glentworth's gift—a marriage would scarcely be one without wedding-dresses—he has been equally generous to me, and you must keep the money till it is wanted, which, I hope, will be soon."

"Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!"

When we add code modules, we will have an additional folder called (surprise!) Modules.

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