Surprise can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Adjective |
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| surprise - Unexpected. | ||
Verb |
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| surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" | ||
| surprise - come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" | ||
| surprise - attack by storm; attack suddenly | ||
Noun |
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| surprise - a sudden unexpected event | ||
| surprise - the act of surprising someone | ||
| surprise - the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you |
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| 1. | noun | At least one expert believes China's intentions might include a surprise attempt to circle the moon with astronauts before NASA's planned lunar return. | |
| 2. | noun | To my surprise $20 deposit.... New movies not on shelf..under the counter for Telugu Speaking people only... or people who spend $30 or more groceries.. | |
| 3. | noun | And this litttle gem of a 7-table restaurant is a complete and utterly wonderful surprise. | |
| 4. | noun | I recently threw a surprise birthday party for my wife at Fraiser's. | |
| 5. | noun | The sweet potato tempura roll was actually a great surprise: cheap and delicious, the only thing we tried that I would say was well worth it and a great value (and I never get vegetarian rolls). | |
| 6. | noun | I expected to pay for this service, but imagine my surprise when I received a bill for MORE than what I paid to have the original return prepared. | |
| 7. | noun | It's not much of a surprise, is it? | |
| 8. | noun | It's a surprise. | |
| 9. | noun | Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything. | |
| 10. | noun | 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. | |
| 11. | noun | It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night. | |
| 12. | noun | It is quite a surprise to see you here. | |
| 13. | noun | You gave me a real surprise when you showed up there. | |
| 14. | noun | The vase on my desk overturned when I jumped up in surprise. | |
| 15. | noun | Her eyes become round in surprise. | |
| 16. | verb | This letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in person nor by correspondence. | |
| 17. | verb | It doesn't surprise me. | |
| 18. | verb | I'm sorry. I didn't mean to surprise you. | |
| 19. | verb | I suspected that he was telling a lie, but that didn't surprise me. | |
| 20. | verb | I want to surprise him. | |
| 21. | verb | I wanted to surprise her. | |
| 22. | verb | His behavior never ceases to surprise me. | |
| 23. | verb | They conceived a plan to surprise the enemy. | |
| 24. | verb | If you cut class or something...it wouldn't surprise you if it showed up on your report card, would it? | |
| 25. | verb | We came up with some interesting ways to surprise her on her birthday. | |
| 26. | verb | That doesn't surprise me. | |
| 27. | verb | No matter how sneaky you are, you can never surprise yourself. | |
| 28. | verb | You shouldn't have let the cat out of the bag about being pregnant so soon. I wanted to surprise everyone. | |
| 29. | verb | Tom wanted to surprise Mary. | |
| 30. | verb | Mary, this bitch, was hiding behind a big word, to surprise Tom. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| At least one expert believes China's intentions might include a surprise attempt to circle the moon with astronauts before NASA's planned lunar return. |
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| To my surprise $20 deposit.... New movies not on shelf..under the counter for Telugu Speaking people only... or people who spend $30 or more groceries.. |
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| And this litttle gem of a 7-table restaurant is a complete and utterly wonderful surprise. |
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| I recently threw a surprise birthday party for my wife at Fraiser's. |
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| The sweet potato tempura roll was actually a great surprise: cheap and delicious, the only thing we tried that I would say was well worth it and a great value (and I never get vegetarian rolls). |
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| I expected to pay for this service, but imagine my surprise when I received a bill for MORE than what I paid to have the original return prepared. |
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| 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. | |
| verb | |
| This letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in person nor by correspondence. |
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| It doesn't surprise me. | |
| I'm sorry. I didn't mean to surprise you. | |
| I suspected that he was telling a lie, but that didn't surprise me. | |
| I want to surprise him. | |
| I wanted to surprise her. | |
| His behavior never ceases to surprise me. | |
| They conceived a plan to surprise the enemy. | |
| If you cut class or something...it wouldn't surprise you if it showed up on your report card, would it? | |
| We came up with some interesting ways to surprise her on her birthday. | |
| That doesn't surprise me. | |
| No matter how sneaky you are, you can never surprise yourself. | |
| You shouldn't have let the cat out of the bag about being pregnant so soon. I wanted to surprise everyone. | |
| Tom wanted to surprise Mary. | |
| Mary, this bitch, was hiding behind a big word, to surprise Tom. | |