(n.) The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
(n.) The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.
(n.) Anything that causes such a state or emotion.
(n.) A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents.
(n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
(n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me.
(n.) To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity.
(n.) To hold possession of; to hold.
Example Sentences:
(1) If Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, who bought the island in 1738, were to return today he would doubtless recognise the scene, though he might be surprised that his small private buildings have grown into a sizable hotel.
(2) Surprisingly, the clonal elimination of V beta 6+ cells is preceded by marked expansion of these cells.
(3) Given Australia’s number one position as the worst carbon emitter per capita among major western nations it seems hardly surprising that islanders from Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and other small island developing states have been turning to Australia with growing exasperation demanding the country demonstrate an appropriate response and responsibility.
(4) S&P – the only one of the three major agencies not to have stripped the UK of its coveted AAA status – said it had been surprised at the pick-up in activity during 2013 – a year that began with fears of a triple-dip recession.
(5) Why is it so surprising to people that a boy like Chol, just out of conflict, has thought through the needs of his country in such a detailed way?” While Beah’s zeal is laudable, the situation in South Sudan is dire .
(6) Diabetic retinopathy (an index of microangiopathy) and absence of peripheral pulses, amputation, or history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient ischemic attacks (as evidence of macroangiopathy) caused surprisingly little increase in relative risk for cardiovascular death.
(7) Just don’t be surprised if they ask you to repair their phones, too.
(8) One surprising finding is that the MAL1g-encoded maltose permease exhibits little sequence homology to the MAL1-encoded maltose permease though they appear to be functionally homologous.
(9) Surprisingly, however, despite the severe defect in viral DNA replication, the synthesis of a few species of viral late proteins continues in cells infected by some of the E1B mutants.
(10) Thus, during treatment with ethambutol visually (pattern) evoked potentials may reveal a surprisingly high percentage of subclinical optic neuritis.
(11) Somewhat surprisingly then, in view of the mechanisms in mammals, birds do not seem to use this seasonal message in the photoperiodic control of reproduction.
(12) Infants were habituated to models posing either prototypically positive displays (e.g., happy expressions) or positive expression blends (e.g., mock surprise).
(13) The BBA statistics director, David Dooks, said: "It was no surprise to see the January mortgage figures falling back from December, when transactions were being pushed through to beat the end of stamp duty relief.
(14) "We knew people would be interested in the announcement, but it's fair to say that the scale of the excitement, right across the world, took us all by surprise.
(15) When you have champions of financial rectitude such as the International Monetary Fund and OECD warning of the international risk of an "explosion of social unrest" and arguing for a new fiscal stimulus if growth continues to falter, it's hardly surprising that tensions in the cabinet over next month's spending review are spilling over.
(16) Myelodysplastic preleukemic syndromes (MDPS) and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) share a surprising in vivo sensitivity to the hormonally acting 13 cis or all trans retinoic acids (transRA).
(17) Apple has come out fighting, which is no surprise given the remarkable success that the company has seen in recent years.
(18) His words surprised some because of an impression that the US was unwilling to talk about these issues.
(19) A teaching union has questioned appointment of a trustee of Britain's largest academy chain group as chairman of the schools regulator Ofsted , in what was a surprise announcement meant to calm some of the internal conflicts within the coalition.
(20) Given that a post-poll economy still registers as a crucial issue among undecided voters, and that matters economic are now his BBC day job, that was hardly surprising.
Whoa
Definition:
(interj.) Stop; stand; hold. See Ho, 2.
Example Sentences:
(1) PA also spoke to Austin Yuill, whoa chef at the art school, who said he believed the blaze started when a spark ignited foam in the building's basement.
(2) 6.55pm GMT 49ers 6-7 Panthers, 13:08, 2nd quarter Whoa, great 20 yard Boldin run there for San Francisco and just like that they're just about at midfield.
(3) The metadata also gives whoever is reading the log (be they an ASIO officer, RSPCA officer, someone from the local council or even a hacker) information about your go-to whoa time, and the kind of films you’re into.
(4) And I looked into her eyes, it was like when you see someone across the room on a dancefloor and you think, "Whoa!"
(5) Here it's 'the sky's the limit' and in Britain it's like whoa, don't worry about the sky, just try and get through the day."
(6) What seemed at first a whoa-ful tale to be reined in, has now become a bit of a mare, neigh an un-fetlocked disaster, as it gallops into one of the week's mane stories.
(7) It is enough for them to go 'Whoa, what is that' and hesitate on the pavement," she said.
(8) It was the first time I knew, whoa, this is where he's going."
(9) "We were at the beach looking for shells and dad was like 'Whoa!
(10) At the end of the day, drive down Highway 120 to the town of Lee Vining and the Whoa Nellie Deli .
(11) It eventually degenerates into Dolan discussing his favorite Eagles songs: "Whoa … I love so many Eagles songs… They start off their show with a song called "Whatever Happened to Saturday Night'".
(12) You said: “Each child should be supported to reach their full potential, regardless of where the final standard is set.” Whoa!
(13) Jimenez has managed to take his blinding 2010 first half performance for the Colorado Rockies and turn it into a boat load of cash, showed signs of being that sort of player again in Cleveland last season, just in time for free agency and a new contract, one worth $50m over four years - whoa!
(14) Someone would never make a song like that [today] because they'd be like 'Whoa!
(15) What are our civic assets?” “Hmm … cafes, squares, pigeons, bars, Gaudi, scooters, paella, trees, fountains – ” “Whoa.
(16) Then there's a Warburton's medium sliced white ... whoa, what?
(17) Undefeated FSU outscored opponents by an average margin of 42 points ... whoa.
(18) 2.37am BST Dodgers 2 - Cardinals 0, top of 5th Jay pops to Crawford in left, he makes the catch, and whoa!
(19) Inside the magazine, celebrities including Charlotte Best, Cheyenne Tozzi, Zoe Marshall, Jesinta Campbell, Melissa Bergland, Virginia Gay and Melanie Vallejo don "size hero" singlet tops for what the magazine calls “a phenomenal cause!” Whoa.
(20) While employing a typical refusal skills program entitled "WHOA!