Sentence examples for surprise upon from inspiring English sources

The surprise upon seeing him never diminished.

(Continental executives were taken by surprise upon learning of those talks, people briefed on the matter previously said).

The Whole Foods shopper at some point experiences a pang of surprise upon discovering that the chain started in Texas, rather than in, say, Berkeley or Boston.

After the Ravens' series ended last year, Ross Greenburg, the president of HBO Sports, voiced surprise upon learning that NFL Films had paid the players without telling HBO.

Some commentators have expressed surprise upon learning about the very conservative voting record of Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who delivered the Republican response to the State of the Union address last week.

Every four years the prize is bestowed as a surprise upon a pianist who has been observed in performance over an extended period by a roster of eminent judges.

Mr. Leff and the D.E.P. were also surprised upon viewing Ms. Balmori's designs.

Ms. Royal said she was surprised upon learning that she was to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

But many are surprised, upon going through United States Customs, to discover that Cuban officials stamped their passport with a small, almost illegible mark on Page 16.

By Charles Cooke and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, June 20 , 1936P. 9 An irritable literary friend heard the doorbell ring, and was surprised, upon answering it, to find it was the postman.

Speaking of witch, I am always faintly surprised, upon repeat viewings of the 1939 version of "The Wizard of Oz," to remember that Glinda was played by Billie Burke in her mid-50s.