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Example sentences for: surprise

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

The trick in pulling off this kind of comedy is to wind a lot of jack-in-the-boxes in full view of the audience yet still make it a surprise when they start--at moments of peak pandemonium--springing up.
"Given the White House's state-of-the-art public relations machine, it is not a surprise that the President has appeared to enjoy the upper hand," wrote Don Van Natta Jr. in one recent New York Times story.
When Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday morning, the committee could surprise everyone and accomplish something tangible in the first minute.
"Surprise!
(Don't read this if you want to be surprised--but I do recommend you read this, because it's not a good surprise.)