Examples of 'was taken by surprise' in a sentence

Meaning of "was taken by surprise"

was taken by surprise: This phrase suggests that someone was unexpectedly caught off guard or startled by a certain event or situation. It indicates a lack of anticipation or preparation for the occurrence

How to use "was taken by surprise" in a sentence

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was taken by surprise
She was taken by surprise by that villain.
I am the one who was taken by surprise.
I was taken by surprise by the sound of the band.
The strike team was taken by surprise.
I was taken by surprise with the answer.
The government too was taken by surprise.
Lorin was taken by surprise and laughed.
Even our own camera crew was taken by surprise.
The girl was taken by surprise by that answer.
But he added that the city was taken by surprise.
The army was taken by surprise and resistance was sporadic.
The political class in this state was taken by surprise.
The audience was taken by surprise and complained.
Whichledme to believe he knew his assailant and was taken by surprise.
I was taken by surprise but incredibly honoured.

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Even the old man himself was taken by surprise.
Angela was taken by surprise and accepted his proposal.
My guess is she was taken by surprise.
Muhit was taken by surprise and was overwhelmed.
It may well be that your husband was taken by surprise.
I was taken by surprise but she was right.
Looks like he was taken by surprise.
I was taken by surprise by the substantial transformation in my body.
This column was taken by surprise.
I was taken by surprise when a friend told me about it.
The international community was taken by surprise by the sudden upsurge in violence.
I was taken by surprise when he said this in the newspapers.
Torben came home and was taken by surprise and stabbed.
I was taken by surprise on how she knew that.
Which led me to believe he knew his assailant and was taken by surprise.
The demon was taken by surprise.
I could not give a proper greeting last time because I was taken by surprise.
She was taken by surprise and.
Looks like Vince was taken by surprise.
Horne was taken by surprise at the invitation to join the production.
Perhaps Ticketmaster was taken by surprise as well.
She was taken by surprise but stopped struggling instantly.
This does not mean that God was taken by surprise.
Lismore was taken by surprise and.
There Pigot was still undergoing repairs and was taken by surprise and captured.
The council was taken by surprise and did not contest this.
Justin was documenting a University of Tasmania kelp transplant experiment and was taken by surprise.
That is where she was taken by surprise and killed by poachers.
I had not looked into it myself and I did not remember it so I was taken by surprise.
The guy was taken by surprise.
The Republican government under Herbert Hoover was taken by surprise.
The enemy was taken by surprise.
As they were shouting in joy, the germ woke up and was taken by surprise.
Cause she was taken by surprise.
And most likely by someone he knew . He was taken by surprise.

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Examples of using Surprise
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