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The phrase "are sometimes surprised" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express that there are occasions when someone experiences surprise or astonishment.
Example: "The researchers are sometimes surprised by the results of their experiments, which often yield unexpected outcomes."
Alternatives: "are occasionally taken aback" or "are sometimes astonished".
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"Audiences are sometimes surprised by that.
People are sometimes surprised that I still compete.
"People are sometimes surprised I'm a funeral director," she said.
People are sometimes surprised by how pragmatic theatre is.
People are sometimes surprised we get along so well because we are so different.
"People are sometimes surprised by their own reaction" to going offline, said the MacDowell resident director, David Macy.
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He said he was sometimes surprised by the extravagances that Alta Moda clients took for granted.
During his meteoric rise, Labour atheists were sometimes surprised when Blair asked for the nearest church.
The winner of a literary prize is sometimes surprised, often delighted, seldom ever disappointed.
I'm sometimes surprised by the naivity and lack of information of other Muslims: some think you have to be in the house 24/7.
"When people see what goes on here, they're sometimes surprised this is happening on Long Island," said Peter Goldsmith, the ListNet president.
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