Sentence examples for surprised for from inspiring English sources

The phrase 'surprised for' is not correct and not usable in written English.
To express surprise, the phrase you should use is 'surprised at'. Example: I was surprised at how quickly the project was finished.

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NIXON (surprised): For what reason?

"You need to act surprised for their sake," she said.

Juliet was surprised for a moment, then not.

The dog wasn't surprised, for she loved Pill as a horse loves its master.

I wouldn't be surprised, for example, if he has a better fantasy season as a rookie than Andrew Luck.

She tells him that she dreamt of angels; Hänsel is surprised, for he had the same dream.

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I was surprised -- for a few hours and a few days, when we started working on it, especially when it was dark, I lost depth perception and balance.

"He loved little surprises for his friends.

Life there holds no surprises for him.

He was a surprise for me yesterday.

There were few surprises for hedge funds.

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