How To Use Surprised In A Sentence

Second, at the same time, I'm somewhat surprised and mildly appalled that this story hasn't generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
You will be surprised at the power of muscle memory. Times, Sunday Times
You could be surprised by which one you prefer. Times, Sunday Times
I doubt that Michelle Obama was surprised or dismayed by the boos at the Nascar rally: it's not surprising that the national doubtfulness about first ladies and the strong, accomplished women who are coming to hold the role would emerge in boos from some of the Obama administration's fiercest opponents. Michelle Obama's Nascar boos | Kay Dilday
When Carol Thatcher returns to these shores from the jungle she may well be rather surprised to find her ‘good friend’ Linda McDougall quoted in most of the papers. Carol & Linda to Heal the Rift?

It surprised me that she was helloing at me when I passed her on the way to my office.
He said what had surprised him was that many of those arrested had no previous convictions.
You will be surprised to see how fast your system boots this time.
But it did it and I'm quite surprised that the celebration, the bicentenary of this amazing event was not more widely publicised - it did appear in one of the English newspapers.
As to the pay of the Mercenaries it nearly filled two esparto-grass baskets; there were even visible in one of them some of the leathern discs which the Republic used to economise its specie; and as the Barbarians appeared greatly surprised, Hanno told them that, their accounts being very difficult, the Ancients had not had leisure to examine them. Salammbo
I'm not surprised you feel ill - let it be a warning to you!
Elroy is surprised to learn that the gardens are not fables but space stations that orbit the Earth and are run by a much-feared Lord, who seeks out Wiggles for taking the forbidden fruit - an apple, natch. 4/06 UPDATE: My New Year's Resolution
I was pleasantly surprised to see him shown in such a spiritually redeeming light.
I wouldn't be surprised if as a result of his Liverpool trip he finds his popularity ratings soaring.
`I'm surprised to find someone like you dabbling in that kind of Protestant neo-orthodoxy ! ULTIMATE PRIZES
The researchers were therefore surprised to discover that foraminiferan tests sampled from the Challenger Deep contained calcareous components, including the dissolved remnants of coccoliths, the calcium carbonate plates of tiny algae called coccolithophores, and planktonic foraminiferan test fragments. Innovations-report
Some of you may be surprised to see Mr. Jerrold here in person-in as much as our notice card intimated that he had been "liquidated" - which process we have come to understand in recent years is somewhat of an ordeal. The Present Condition of England
Is it sad that what surprised me most about this article was that his pension is only 24K per year? The Volokh Conspiracy » “Phila[delphia Police] Officer Admits Lie in Saying He Was Shot”
The two joggers seemed surprised when a motorized wheelchair zipped past them on the downtown Denver sidewalk.
He smiles benignly, but I would be truly surprised if we met again.
The visiting team seemed surprised that Scotland were so keen on the battling side of things. Times, Sunday Times
Resist acting surprised when a relative makes a marriage announcement. The Sun
But when you ask for it back, don't be surprised to get an admonitory finger-wagging about being over-fixated on money and wealth, when you really should be thinking more about wellbeing and the work-life balance.
Cynics are not surprised that politicians say one thing when they are campaigning and another when they are in power. The Sun
We should therefore not be surprised that the twenties were an enthusiastic display of unchaperoned dating, provocative dress, and exhibitionist behavior.
Indeed, those expecting a sci-fi actioner will be left surprised by the film's quiet middle section. The Sun
That is why I was so surprised one night when she came into the living room wearing high heels and a mini skirt with side pleats so high I could see she might not be wearing underwear.
I was surprised at how many sports areas there are near the city centre and how inexpensive they are.
Do not be surprised if, initially, she directs her anger at you.
Reporter: Are you surprised that you gelled so quick?
We had attended Morning Chant and were now seated for breakfast, disheartened but not surprised that the early Greys had already taken the bacon, and it remained only in exquisite odor. Excerpt: Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
She seemed surprised and not at all pleased to see him.
A security guard surprised the burglars in the storeroom.
Now the microwave oven was pretty old and I'm not surprised it conked out, but the iron was relatively new and I hadn't been expecting it to explode in my hand for another couple of years at the earliest.
I won't be surprised if the striking ‘colonels’ have been generously compensated for their brazen defiance of military norms.
Belliard's October success hasn't surprised manager Tony La Russa, who said his second baseman is accustomed to playing in pressure situations because he does so every winter in the Dominican Republic. Belliard plays up to Cards' expectations
Bands do have a natural lifespan and if the whole thing had come to an end nobody would have been surprised. Times, Sunday Times
We were surprised to find that the not-so-new CD changers for cars had no problem handling our test CDs of just under 92 minutes in length.
Local ghillie David Dinsmore took a small party of Scouts to Addergoole river last Saturday, where all were surprised by the variety of tiny fish life that crawl, swim or wriggle on the river bed.
He was greatly surprised.
I was pleasantly surprised to find my ingenious, distant relative had a setup I had never imagined.
I was somewhat surprised to see him.
This lady was genuinely surprised at what happened to her pet.
We were surprised today to learn that Mayor Bloomberg dismissed his hand-picked Schools Chancellor, Cathie Black, after 97 infelicitous days as chief of New York City's school system. Henry J. Stern: Black Thursday
I'm surprised at you behaving so badly - you ought to/should know better.
The group was surprised to find a strong water current flowing through a wide chasm where the road had been.
She was actually a bit surprised when a familiar screen name popped up in a private window.
You could be surprised by which one you prefer. Times, Sunday Times
The news of your transfer surprised us all. We will miss you, but realize that exciting opportunities and challenges await you. It has been an honor to be your colleague. We have all benefited from your wit and wisdom and wish you every success on your career path.
She had never won anything in her life, so it's safe to say she was surprised when she scooped the rollover jackpot.
Was surprised about how complicated is to combine a landline and dsl. first they needed to “digitalize the line” at the switch, then add all kind of filter boxes around the house … A Dying Landline Business Sounds a Lot Like Static
He surprised me by handing me his hat. Times, Sunday Times
I was surprised," said Stillman, who yelled in disgust from the penalty box. NHL - National Hockey League - St Louis vs. Detroit
The news of your transfer surprised us all. We will miss you, but realize that exciting opportunities and challenges await you. It has been an honor to be your colleague. We have all benefited from your wit and wisdom and wish you every success on your career path.
You have surprised me with your good behavior.
He heard footsteps approaching, and drove his spurs so fiercely into the roan as to force a surprised groan from the animal as it leaped forward. War
His parents were not surprised when he asked for a lock on his bedroom door before he had reached his teenage years.
I remember catching a ballan wrasse and, on unhooking it, being surprised to find thick white teeth of the sort you might expect to see in a human mouth.
Now, being overcharged is not note worthyin Las Vegas, I was not really surprised to be charged $30to havea bowl of oatmeal and a coffee delivered to my room. Wine me, dine me, make me write bad checks « TalentedApps
J.D. Joyce, senior vice president of investments for UBS Financial Services in Houston, was surprised by some microcap balance sheets recently. Smallest Shares Go Their Own Way
He surprised a masked intruder in the kitchen.
The gradual decline has not surprised him, not least because of the way smokers have been lectured to from on high. Times, Sunday Times
I'm not surprised the offer wasn't genuine, it sounded too good to be true.
Despite this, scientists have been surprised to find that the tuatara is the "fastest evolving" creature on the genetic level. CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks.
As he overachieved in one arena after another, he surprised us all.
He was surprised upon learning that he merely had to untuck the bedcovers to get under the blanket.
After placing several calls to one of his handlers, I was more then a little surprised to receive a callback from someone who identified themselves as Tom.
I was surprised and just that malenky bit poogly to sloosh Dim govoreeting that wise. Where's the show?
In writing this review and consequently refreshing of my memory of all the episodes in this year, I was surprised to find so many clunkers in the midst.
When Nia walked into Rephaims house, the bright and festive dcor surprised her, a stark contrast to the rooms appearance when shed escaped earlier. The After Wife
There are rumours this could be the last shuttle flight, and I wouldn't be surprised.
Looking surprised, a little boy peers at the elderly woman, who takes the puzzled gaze as a question.
‘We were happy, unsurprised and intrigued by the survey results, and we also received a confirmation of our current mandate,’ says Fairey.
I'm not surprised," said Drumcarro; "one of the old Douglas family before the attainder was as good as any one of their new-fangled dukes. Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago
I'm surprised the backlash overdrive hasn't kicked in solely on the possibility that it's a Scientology-is-bad flick. Universal Passes on PT Anderson’s Scientology Picture; Jeremy Renner Still Circling Role | /Film
I'm surprised to see you here.
One day you stop, total up the pennies and are surprised to learn how much you have saved.
You will be surprised at how much paint rollers hold, so don't be concerned about thoroughly saturating the roller.
I left off, though, when I became aware that I was being watched by a belted constable with a damned disinheriting moustache, but I've calculated since that I could have cleared ten thousand dollars a year on the streets of Baltimore, easy, which is two thousand quid, sufficient to buy you a lieutenancy in the Guards in those days - and from the look of some of them, I'd not be surprised. THE NUMBERS
He appeared surprised that many in the music profession today were stiff-necked.
In fact, you might be surprised to find yourself throwing out some choice lines based on what happens on the baseball diamond, to the chagrin of your buddy sitting next to you.
YOU'LL be surprised to be told that the snap above also features a screen hunk. The Sun
The owner of the garage was somewhat surprised that we had seen so much more and experienced more of his "Native Country" and was truly interested in expanding his horizons after talking to me! Page 2
There is nowt wrong with a bit of politics mixed in with dance and you'd be wise to go and see Rambert's performance for yourself - even hardened dance-phobes might be pleasantly surprised.
But what caught her unawares was the horrid thing that by this fact of sudden, unexpected waking she had surprised these other things in the room, beside the very bed, gathered close about him while he slept. The Man Whom the Trees Loved
Places (we often called them that instead of farms) that I knew about all had either stairs or backstairs to the servants quarters, so I was quite surprised to see that at Beamish ladders had been the order of the day.
I am naturally, ...err , flattered that you refer to me as 'estimable', but am surprised that the only answer to the perfectly justified observation I made that it is 'bonkers' to assert that there have been 'deliberate moves' to break up the normal family as an aside, whatever that is is to make this comment: [those days] under the microscope
Don't be surprised if there's some deterioration in your child's behaviour or a regression to more babyish ways.
Joanna herself was a little surprised at the movielike patness of it. The Silicon Mage
Joyce implies that if one looked at the singer's face one might be surprised by her aged appearance.
Also, I am really surprised today about the untimely and inappropriate comments the leader of the National Party made this afternoon about our major trading partners.
No fellow human being could be surprised, wrote Edward to King Alfonso as one father to another, if we were inwardly desolated by the sting of this bitter grief, for we are human, too.
Don't be surprised if your child wants to put the brakes on the process once she has told you.
His real identity was surprised by me.
She was pretty surprised that he actually obeyed her, and managed to hide her smile.
The others laughed, and Chelsea was surprised to find Calvin unoffended by the comment on his girlfriend's school.
Caitlin was surprised to find that despite being totally immersed in the pool, the white maillot she wore had not become soaking wet.
On my first morning at Bryant Park, I am surprised to discover that tracksuits and windcheaters are making a comeback.
Because I've never seen someone look quite so surprised when they orgasmed before.
We should not be surprised at this: after all, quantitative research teaches us that it is rarely the case that we find perfect associations between variables.
He added that you'd be surprised how many men bought two identical bottles, one for each. Times, Sunday Times
Her capacity for stupidity has surprised her in the past, but now it astounds her.
I was surprised how weak and light-headed I felt on nipping out of my hospital bed to recover a dropped book.
I just was surprised that even if you are to be crowned King, you still are being commanded around by your mother.
Robinson was surprised and a little alarmed at such an untypical gesture.
She noticed that he was looking towards the stairs, so she turned her gaze there and was surprised to see Katz in her sleepwear, holding her teddy bear tightly in her arms while staring at them with wide eyes.
He did not explicitly say he would get it done, but personally, I would be surprised if he did not.
Hunters of Africa mind the kudu, which is one of the reports of antelope, surprised that the animal, he fled. Giant Trek | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
Stone curlews - now called thick-knees - glare at you in basilisk manner, spurt stiffly a few yards and then glare at you again, surprised that you're still there.
There is concern among the production team that giving a lot of actors guns was not a good idea, and your columnist was unsurprised to hear the sounds of gunfire and screaming when passing the OFS today.
September 22, 2006 @ 10: 56 pm it looks good in chunky yarn (i know i sound surprised). are you going to stretch it out and block it? Knitting update. « A Bird’s Nest
When she took to the wheel like a natural, her father was not surprised. Times, Sunday Times
Website visitors might be surprised to learn that in addition to the Duke's penchant for collecting items like penknives, the queen's husband also enjoys painting landscapes in oils. Queen Elizabeth II's husband to mark birthday
Such a rapid, dramatic, take always takes you by surprise but what a way to be surprised!
She pronounced the name abstractedly, for she was surprised at the admission. The Trail to Yesterday
I was also pleasantly surprised by how effective yet unaggressive the molded-in frame texturing was.
her playfulness surprised me
I'm really not a bit surprised.
So with a damp fizzle and a surprised pop, the monitor died on us.
The self-styled roving ambassador ignored pleas from CIA security men and walked across the apron at Heathrow to chat to a group of surprised baggage handlers.
With Neptune on the 2nd cusp, no modern astrologer would be surprised to learn that he had no head for figures or account books.
‘Un Secret, a movie about ordinary Jewish people in extraordinarily savage times, is a current success with French moviegoers, and Claude Miller, who adapted the film from Philippe Grimbert’s eponymous novel, is surprised. Vitro Nasu » 2008 » January
He was surprised by the way she accepted him so readily, but he wasn't about to question her behavior when he was so overwhelmed.
You could imagine that Lynn was fairly surprised when she saw who she had been sat next to.
In fact, he wouldn't be surprised if she could teach the instructors a thing or three.
Go on strike by all means, but don't be surprised if some unknown blackleg wannabe steals your job.
Closing her eyes, she took a small, sudden jump and was surprised when her feet landed firmly on the ground.
Well, actually I'm extremely shocked and surprised because it is coming at the wrong time.
They were candidly surprised by how well it all turned out and my office no longer elicits derisive or doubting commentary.
Were you surprised to see those drunk scruffy bastards start moshing?
I am surprised that he did not cite as evidence in support of his case the moral philosophy of his own Monklands District Council.
Surprised, Cody looked up from his sticky bowl of poi to find a pair of blue-uniformed legs on either side of him.
Bemused onlookers were even more surprised when they saw central bankers dishing out free champagne and hot toddies to their shivering customers.
And I am surprised the male family members are not just fessing up.
Clambering aboard, top-heavy with a pack full of gear for all weathers, the pre-requisite for any decent holiday in Scotland, I am genuinely surprised at how comfortable and spacious the accommodation is.
We were surprised at the speed of the response to our enquiry.
I imagined she'd smell of fresh plastic-wrapped computer components for some weird reason and was surprised by the clean, human smell she exuded.
Strings popped up and I was surprised there was nobody from Wales around me because they would be onside from a breaking ball like that.
Parnell: Well, Natalie I'm surprised. All this from a Harvard graduate.
His familiarity with many rarely used languages surprised us all.
But it truly saddens me that a few people have indeed asked if I am going to sue and have been more than a touch surprised when I have answered them in the negative.
He was surprised to see how carefully she had manicured her broad hands.
My doctor told me that it was prickly heat, which rather surprised me. M.E. and You - a self-help plan
The news of your transfer surprised us all. We will miss you, but realize that exciting opportunities and challenges await you. It has been an honor to be your colleague. We have all benefited from your wit and wisdom and wish you every success on your career path.
The kiss was so brief, and he was so surprised, that he had no chance to respond.
What surprised many is how assiduously he stuck to the idea once it had become politically counter-productive. THE GUARDSMEN
It's funny, I was surprised to read that you've never creamed butter by hand -- something about your style and the pleasure you take in drawing out the lusciousness of simple things doesn't jibe with that. Like a lullaby
The news greatly surprised me.
I was really surprised when he brought his hand up and as lightly as possible grazed my hot cheek.
Though Id never heard Eau Claire called the City of Bridges, I was both surprised and delighted by this discovery
Teams from the north traditionally have stronger forwards due to the way they play the game for various reasons! also Union forwards are built to accutally push in srums unlike your paramatta eels. varying refs interiptations of the srum laws dont help either Ireland played very well. and with like of sean o'brien in there side I am not surprised they gave the wallabies what for! NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
They spoke to me in patois, which I did not understand, and seemed surprised to see us all in our nightgowns, forgetting that we had little else to put on till they had brought the luggage. The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton
But Dole had little choice but to roll the dice in a way that surprised even the most astute political observers.
At eighty-two her body is honed of every excess inch or process yet I am surprised by sudden joy rippling beneath my hands over the tender bow of neck down the white-lathered curve of spine into that naked place where pleasures live unforgotten and swans sing their final song. February « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
Surprised he stopped sobbing and looked at her inquisitively. FAILURE • by Elina Michaels
We were surprised at the speed of the response to our enquiry.
We surprised the burglars opening the safe.
As soon as they began to remove them, they were surprised by hearing cries and screams; and looking around in fear and trembling they saw a woman seeming to have started out of the earth, who flyted at them, that is, scolded them, in Gaelic. Rob Roy
It would not have surprised me if someone had opened fire on us from an upstairs window.
But what surprised me the most concerning the Devil can be discerned from the following passage in the book: Archive 2008-04-01
Hilary was neither shocked nor surprised by the news.
I refrain from saying anything but I'm surprised anyone could be protective of this dump.
Another time I'd casually written that now I'd had the pleasure of ‘going out’ with a much younger man, I'd be very surprised if I ever reverted to my previous habit of dating oldsters.
Taking long strides towards him, Brett was pleasantly surprised to find that he was taller than the model.
We were all surprised when a leggy blond came out of the cake.
When he sent weather balloons high into the atmosphere he was surprised to find them blown away by powerful high-altitude winds sweeping eastwards. Times, Sunday Times
I'm always surprised at how insensitive people can be. The Sun
Frankly, I am a little surprised to see him waxing nostalgic about any decision by John French - but there you go.
The managers were surprised, because they felt that they were approachable and accessible. Times, Sunday Times
So the only thing that surprised when he was asked if he would take a draw and a replay at Ibrox, was the fact that he swithered, albeit fleetingly, before deciding against it.
When his fame arrived – appearances on The Brains Trust, a BBC documentary, the film of Lord of the Flies at the Cannes film festival with a party on a boat, of all things, and of course a sudden relaxation of the customary nerviness about money – we weren't surprised at all. Our parents resented us
Those who met him for the first time were surprised to find a charming, soft-spoken man with a ready smile and a courteous manner. Times, Sunday Times
I'm surprised Hutchinson didn't write under the pseudonym, TRUSTUS, a label befitting a man who held a plurality of key offices. Hullabaloo
We went prepared to fill a handbasket with a few beers, but were surprised at how many they had in stock.
We entered the house and I was surprised to find it very plush and expensively furnished.
My voice grew thick and I wasn't surprised to feel the tears fall.
There we find simply, that “the admiral was surprised to see the inhabitants of Paria, and those of the island of Trinidad, better made, more civilized (de buena conversacion), and whiter than the natives whom he had previously seen.” Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America
They were agreeably surprised by the quality of the food.
People are always surprised when they realize that the real challenge in decluttering and getting organized has little to doat least initiallywith their stuff. Enough Already
But you might be surprised to hear of the amount of money that gets sent through the post. Times, Sunday Times
On climbing from the cockpit, Rosberg was surprised to discover that his right-rear tyre had begun to delaminate and it was rubber flailing against the bodywork which had resembled the sound of a V6 ruining its bearings. Chequered Conflict
Wendy was surprised to find the girl also had humanoid legs, and not the tail that mermaids of myth did.
A Bald Eagle called Alaska swooped in on a flying visit and certainly attracted plenty of attention among the surprised shoppers on O'Connell Street.
What followed was a breathtaking turn and finish that must have surprised even the player.
Nobody in Control Central was surprised that the small zep-shaped ship continued on its course unhindered. Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York
He hesitated, surprised by her words, but plunged ahead.
Last week, I was surprised (and chagrinned) to learn that despite the widespread, inside-the-beltway knowledge of Senator David Vitter's (R-La.) prostitution scandals, an astonishingly large segment of his statewide electorate had no awareness of his past. Louisiana Democrats Drop Vitter Prostitution Video Opus
That Kobe quake surprised experts because there had not been a megaquake in the Kobe region in modern times, said Kathleen Tierney, director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
You'd be surprised what they can show as long as it doesn't include the F-word or boobies.
She admits she is quite surprised to find herself contemplating older motherhood.
We were surprised that more people wanted to text rather than speak to each other. Times, Sunday Times
He sounded surprised at this request.
`John Henderson is most certainly a scalawag, but I'm surprised to hear you say so. PAINT THE WIND
For some reason I always imagined the author to be some tweedy pipe smoking gentleman - so I was surprised to discover the author's name behind the initials - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall!
Pritch kenneled just fine for the rest of the weekend ... but I must admit that I was a bit surprised to see her turn tail and leave me in the dust. What Would You Do?
The bustle and diversity of the crowd was positively Prom-like, which surprised me as a newcomer to the series (unsure when the coffee would be served).
How dishonourable and reprehensible, and I am very surprised that you would deal with such a person as this man is evolving to be.
I'm not surprised by her bravura performance.
A surprised Southern matriarch is confronted by her family at an intervention .... Confessions of a Falling Woman by Debra Dean: Book summary

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