Surprising can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| surprising - causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" | ||
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. | adj. | The report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data. | |
| 2. | adj. | Leaped up with surprising agility. | |
| 3. | adj. | She earned a surprising amount of money. | |
| 4. | adj. | It is not surprising that Iran is so active in trying to incite a Shiite uprising in Iraq. | |
| 5. | adj. | He has said that the Iraqis made surprising innovations in the milling and drying processes needed to weaponize anthrax. | |
| 6. | adj. | It is surprising that your wife should object. | |
| 7. | adj. | It is not surprising that you should be scolded by your teacher. | |
| 8. | adj. | The idea that air has weight was surprising to the child. | |
| 9. | adj. | Bill spoke Japanese with surprising fluency. | |
| 10. | adj. | It is surprising how many unhappy marriages there are. | |
| 11. | adj. | That is surprising. | |
| 12. | adj. | If he comes at all, it will be surprising. | |
| 13. | adj. | This is a surprising discovery. | |
| 14. | adj. | It's surprising how many unhappy marriages there are. | |
| 15. | adj. | It isn't surprising that Africans may think of English as one of their continent's languages. | |
| 16. | verb | The idea of surprising her suddenly crossed my mind. | |
| 17. | verb | At the risk of surprising you, I happen to work. | |
| 18. | verb | Japan won't stop surprising us. | |
| 19. | verb | People keep surprising you. | |
| 20. | verb | This letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in person nor by correspondence. | |
| 21. | verb | It doesn't surprise me. | |
| 22. | verb | I'm sorry. I didn't mean to surprise you. | |
| 23. | verb | I suspected that he was telling a lie, but that didn't surprise me. | |
| 24. | verb | I want to surprise him. | |
| 25. | verb | I wanted to surprise her. | |
| 26. | verb | His behavior never ceases to surprise me. | |
| 27. | verb | They conceived a plan to surprise the enemy. | |
| 28. | verb | If you cut class or something...it wouldn't surprise you if it showed up on your report card, would it? | |
| 29. | verb | We came up with some interesting ways to surprise her on her birthday. | |
| 30. | verb | That doesn't surprise me. | |
| 31. | 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. | |
| 32. | 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.. | |
| 33. | noun | And this litttle gem of a 7-table restaurant is a complete and utterly wonderful surprise. | |
| 34. | noun | I recently threw a surprise birthday party for my wife at Fraiser's. | |
| 35. | 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). | |
| 36. | 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. | |
| 37. | noun | It's not much of a surprise, is it? | |
| 38. | noun | It's a surprise. | |
| 39. | noun | Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything. | |
| 40. | 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. | |
| 41. | noun | It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night. | |
| 42. | noun | It is quite a surprise to see you here. | |
| 43. | noun | You gave me a real surprise when you showed up there. | |
| 44. | noun | The vase on my desk overturned when I jumped up in surprise. | |
| 45. | noun | Her eyes become round in surprise. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| The report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data. |
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| Leaped up with surprising agility. |
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| She earned a surprising amount of money. |
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| It is not surprising that Iran is so active in trying to incite a Shiite uprising in Iraq. |
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| He has said that the Iraqis made surprising innovations in the milling and drying processes needed to weaponize anthrax. |
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| It is surprising that your wife should object. | |
| It is not surprising that you should be scolded by your teacher. | |
| The idea that air has weight was surprising to the child. | |
| Bill spoke Japanese with surprising fluency. | |
| It is surprising how many unhappy marriages there are. | |
| That is surprising. | |
| If he comes at all, it will be surprising. | |
| This is a surprising discovery. | |
| It's surprising how many unhappy marriages there are. | |
| It isn't surprising that Africans may think of English as one of their continent's languages. | |
| verb | |
| The idea of surprising her suddenly crossed my mind. | |
| At the risk of surprising you, I happen to work. | |
| Japan won't stop surprising us. | |
| People keep surprising you. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. |
|
| I recently threw a surprise birthday party for my wife at Fraiser's. |
|
| 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. | |