by surprise

1. see take by surprise.

Example Sentences

The focus on spending seemed to catch investors by surprise in the latest quarter.

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The death of Paul Reubens in 2023 took people by surprise, including the director trying to make a documentary about the man better known as Pee-wee Herman.

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Dominic Adamu, whose daughters attend the school but were not taken, told the BBC: "Everybody is weak... It took everybody by surprise."

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That Jesso has a record to sell at all might take some by surprise.

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Dominic Adamu, whose daughters attend the school but were not taken, told the BBC: "Everybody is weak... it took everybody by surprise."

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