Words similar to surprise

Example sentences for: surprise

How can you use “surprise” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(Don't read this if you want to be surprised--but I do recommend you read this, because it's not a good surprise.)
His way of seeing things is too familiar to surprise us, too predictable to be funny.
Coming into the room full of friends, Bill Harris announced Hey, I'm really not late, look, he shoved up his sleeve to show them his wrist watch and then, in surprise he shouted, Oh, damn, I've broken my crotch whistle.
This is, needless to say, an announcement that will come as quite a surprise to most economists.
And while it was generally a nice surprise, it worried many aid-recipients who fear losing benefits - especially elderly residents in Medicaid nursing-home beds.