Sentence examples for surprise encountered from inspiring English sources

On 24 July, 1911, Hiram Bingham III, a young history lecturer from Yale University, climbed a steep slope in the Peruvian Andes and, to his surprise, encountered the greatest archaeological find of the 20th Century: Machu Picchu.

He arrived on the afternoon of 1 November, and to his surprise, encountered Good Hope, Monmouth, and Otranto as well as Glasgow.

These surprise encounters with nature – within the ordered structure of the play – can help us to drop into a heightened state of awareness and appreciation for the moment.

Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample, and MOS present their rich findings on the human presence in architectural drawings not in any chronological or other linear order, but based on the convention of the encyclopedia, thus presenting (and perhaps deliberately condoning) surprise encounters made possible by the contingency created by alphabetical order.….

Finally, there are "surprise encounters" during the NDE with friends and relatives who had in fact recently died, but where the subject had no knowledge of this prior to the time of the experience.

By having a positive disposition, such individuals are more likely to have a greater number of seemingly "surprise" encounters with good fortune.

Kiwi wit and a few surprise encounters make for an amiable little adventure.

In almost all cases, avoiding surprise encounters is the best defense, as black bears prefer to avoid people.

In this video, some of the lucky few to have had surprise encounters with the actor share their tales.

When the playwright Tina Satter read a transcript of the N.S.A. contractor Reality Winner's surprise encounter with the F.B.I, she couldn't put it down.

Michelle Sanchez of Connecticut, who was traveling home with her mother and 3½ -year-old daughter, Asaysy, says their surprise encounter was a parent's dream come true.