How to Use surprise in a Sentence

surprise

1 of 2 noun

• Is the party a surprise?
• The teacher sprang a surprise on us and gave a pop quiz.
• The trip was a surprise for her birthday.
• It's no surprise that he doesn't want to go.
• What a pleasant surprise to see you!
• I have a special surprise for the children.
• He stared at her in surprise.
• Imagine our surprise when they sold their house and moved to the Bahamas.
• Is it any surprise that she should feel disappointed?
• To the surprise of many, the session was replete with specifics.
  — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
• The end of My Photo Stream won’t come as too much of a surprise.
  — Jon Porter, The Verge, 30 May 2023
• A week later, Ohtani brought the Dodgers his own surprise.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• Rolling Loud has yet to hint or reveal who the surprise act might be.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
• Then Willis, in a surprise move, strode into the courtroom and sat down in the witness box.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
• The letter did not acknowledge the loss of life in the surprise attack that killed 1,200.
  — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
• The film’s visual stylishness shouldn’t come as a surprise.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
• One of the most lethal hazards in a winter landscape might come as a surprise: rain.
  — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
• New Blue Sun is a surprise album in more ways than one: In place of beats, bars, and singing, the 87-minute record presents André the flautist.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2023
• The food lineup was much less predictable—and full of a few surprises.
  — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2023
• No surprise, then, that the return of the bugs would lead to high numbers of infections.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2023
• The steamer made quick work of the silk blouse, while the cotton shirt and linen pants took slightly longer (no surprises here).
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
• That was the surprise awaiting a small group of editors in Milan last week.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
• The findings likely won’t come as a surprise to cat owners.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• Miller arrived with a surprise guest — his 15-year-old daughter, Sarah.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
• Here's one way to thank your fans: release a surprise, six-song EP just in time for Thanksgiving.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
• Below, find all the surprise songs Swift has performed on the Eras Tour, updating live.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
• Customers’ eyes get big from the surprise taste after trying it on top of a fresh muffin.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 8 June 2023
• It's believed they were caught by surprise and swept away by a rushing wall of water, the release states.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 23 May 2023
• The fact that private equity powerhouses are key players in the battle for the Paramount crown comes as no surprise to Cane.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• But since the start of the year, the data has brought unwanted surprises, with economists and the markets now expecting no cuts until later in 2024.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024

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surprise

2 of 2 verb

• The troops were surprised by an attack from the north.
• The results will surprise you.
• Nothing you could say would surprise me.
• A police officer surprised the burglars.
• They surprised everyone by moving to the Bahamas.
• It’s been a long time since a piece surprised me the way this one did.
  — Longreads, 28 July 2023
• How did the acting of it surprise you throughout the process?
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
• The interview that has most surprised me was the singer Giveon.
  — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
• Aides were surprised by the announcement, The Times added.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• Find a nice way to surprise them with an act of kindness.
  — Whitney Roberts, Parents, 15 Dec. 2023
• Of course, that won’t surprise anyone who’s lived with a cat.
  — Jonathan Losos, Fortune Well, 5 Aug. 2023
• As for the Coyotes on the ice ... Will the Coyotes continue to surprise?
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
• Reeves didn’t give up a home run, but that didn’t surprise Cunnea.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
• Albeit surprised by the trend’s scale, Joshi, says there are many reasons why our brains think of the past.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 23 Sep. 2023
• Simmons was intrigued by the idea, which surprised him.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• And this might not surprise anyone, but 2023 is the year that audiobooks took over.
  — Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
• And while some of their advice might seem obvious, the rest might surprise you.
  — Maria Godoy, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
• Then parents can save them to surprise and delight their child in the future.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
• Last week, the country artist surprised Church Choir members by giving each one a deed to a brick at Chief's.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
• Wolski surprised some by saying the premise of the question may be faulty.
  — Will Tizard, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023
• What had surprised him, though, was how long the museum took to do something about the mural.
  — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• The companies were surprised by the block, saying the full extent of the CMA’s objections had not been made clear to them.
  — Reuters, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2023
• The robots are fun, but won’t surprise anyone who’s been to Disneyland in the last couple of decades.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2023
• Omega, Zenith, Grand Seiko More and more, brands aren’t waiting for a big trade show to delight and surprise us with a new release.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
• The video was later played to the gathering at Bolt Farm, and then afterward, Brown and Woolard walked in to surprise their guests.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• Lauren: What has surprised you most about what's been made using AI Grimes so far?
  — Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
• One idea is to surprise the other side, suddenly stand up and accept the deal.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• Nothing could have surprised me more than how each of my children reacted on the first day of school.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
• What’s the one thing that really surprised you about Stanford?
  — Michelle Wie West, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2023
• Trending on Billboard The fact that this will be Anitta’s first bona fide tour outside Brazil may surprise fans, as the singer seems to be everywhere all at once.
  — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024