by surprise

1. see take by surprise.

Example Sentences

The movement, which had taken the usually stable kingdom by surprise in late September, appeared to be losing momentum as fewer demonstrators have taken to the street.

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But upon their return, the mother, her young child and two teenage daughters were caught by surprise.

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Murphy joked that the Brewers have a lot of short players in their lineup who “mishit the ball a lot,” taking defenders by surprise.

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"I was very fond of her, and the news has taken me totally by surprise," Robert De Niro, who acted with her in "The Godfather Part II", said in a statement published by Deadline.

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UCLA’s special teams chipped in as well, in a scene that seemed familiar to those who had watched the Bruins play Northwestern but somehow caught Michigan State by surprise.

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