Sentence examples for surprise soon from inspiring English sources

Ashurbanipal, taken by surprise, soon pulled his troops together.

For Kaliouby, this is no surprise: soon, she is certain, they will be ubiquitous.

But Hudson's firm doctrinal orthodoxy placed him in the minority within his new faith, as he discovered, to his surprise, soon after taking a teaching job in the philosophy department at Fordham University, a Jesuit institution, in 1989.

Surprise soon gave way to amazement as Mr. Koganov found 19th-century mansions nestled by modest brick midcentury styles on streets that seemed much calmer than Midwood, Brooklyn, where he was renting a two-bedroom.

Ms. Bivins, 64, the former chairwoman of her local community board, said she learned to her surprise soon after the primary last year that someone had put her on the ballot as a judicial delegate and that she had won.

Surprise soon turned to frustration.

Her recent work with opera director Peter Sellars suggests there will be more surprises soon.

Meanwhile, the head of Boeing's 747 program, Mohammad Yahyavi, told Bloomberg that the company "might have some surprises soon" as it negotiates with potential customers for the 747-8, which so far has only Lufthansa as a buyer.

Very good, positive surprises, soon to be aired".

That positive surprise was soon exchanged for disbelief.

Although the colonials were initially taken by surprise, they soon mobilized.