Examples of 'took him by surprise' in a sentence
Meaning of "took him by surprise"
took him by surprise: To shock or startle someone unexpectedly. It can refer to a sudden event or revelation that catches the person off guard
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took him by surprise
That was how they took him by surprise.
I took him by surprise.
The storm clearly took him by surprise.
We took him by surprise.
What happened next took him by surprise.
That they took him by surprise and forced him to dress in a hurry.
I am pretty sure my arrival took him by surprise.
They took him by surprise.
He would have no choice if you took him by surprise.
No one took him by surprise.
Perhaps he should have expected it but it took him by surprise.
The news took him by surprise.
The popularity of the photos online took him by surprise.
And you took him by surprise in broad daylight, aye.
Then the scene changed with an abruptness that took him by surprise.
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Her question took him by surprise.
Harte immediately turned around, and what he saw took him by surprise.
It totally took him by surprise.
He said that he was about to get one and I took him by surprise.
So, whoever killed him took him by surprise or was someone he knew and trusted.
The Dublin Easter Rising later that month took him by surprise.
No, we took him by surprise.
Nevertheless, this recognition took him by surprise.
Death took him by surprise in March 1994, just after his return from the Holy Land.
It is well you took him by surprise.
I said something to my husband last night that, i think, took him by surprise.
Because she took a turn that took him by surprise before their date.
Beau came back and he saw the plans . It took him by surprise.
Hidden behind a hedge, the killers took him by surprise and riddled him with bullets.
Kiefer Sutherland has admitted that the end of 24 took him by surprise.
Because she took a turn that took him by surprise before their date. Or was she?
Well, either he's a willing victim, or… they took him by surprise.
But Kim 's reaction took him by surprise.
Then, Abraham got an invoice that took him by surprise.
After watching DeAngelo for several days, deputies took him by surprise on Tuesday.
His father told me where he was . I took him by surprise.
He 's not gonna like that . Took him by surprise.
Did he put up a struggle? - No, we took him by surprise.
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