How to Use surprise, surprise in a Sentence

surprise, surprise

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  • And surprise, surprise, Araminta lied!
    Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The next mistake occurred at the start of the second half with — surprise, surprise — more special teams struggles.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Penelope wants freedom for everyone from scrutiny, and surprise, surprise, the queen agrees!
    Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • All of our medical professionals are juggling a lot, both in regards to patients and emotions, and surprise, surprise, things are about to get much more chaotic.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Surprise, surprise, surprise for the people and the vermin during Friday’s state inspection of a West Miami-Dade sports bar and restaurant.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025
  • And yet, surprise, surprise, two things happened that the leagues — specifically, Major League Baseball and the NFL — handled correctly last week.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Stray Arrows • The episode concludes by introducing Leo Bonhart, a major new villain played by District 9’s Sharlto Copley, who (surprise, surprise) also wants to find Ciri.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025

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