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Meanings of unpleasantly surprised in English

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Usage of unpleasantly surprised in English
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He was unpleasantly surprised by the clear and emphatic wording of it.
Resurrection
2
We were unpleasantly surprised to find no reserve positions in that distance.
The forgotten soldier
3
He's unpleasantly surprised, come morning, when Akilina joins him for breakfast.
The pretender's crown
4
Take a look at what comes out -you may be unpleasantly surprised.
The Guardian
5
Amram, who felt unpleasantly surprised, began the verbal encounter: Reuben?
Historical Miniatures
6
They were also unpleasantly surprised by the presence of a Jew in the Emperor's box.
Historical Miniatures
7
But he was destined to find himself unpleasantly surprised.
The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
8
I was so surprised, and so unpleasantly surprised, that I did not at first answer a word.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843
9
I hope you don't mean unpleasantly surprised?
Bella Donna: A Novel
10
He was unpleasantly surprised by it.
Metro 2033
11
Even Ben Edwards was unpleasantly surprised, and he was not given to regarding her vagaries with unfriendly criticism.
Baldy of Nome
12
No doubt, had Hazard taken her at her word and coolly walked away, Esther would have been very unpleasantly surprised.
Esther
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So far so good; but happy Hendrik was unpleasantly surprised to learn that the new help were for leaving at once.
Rolf in the Woods
14
If there are notes of sadness in the song, you will be unpleasantly surprised at the turn your affairs will take.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
15
The day after our arrival I was unpleasantly surprised to see the notorious Chevalier Goudar, whom I had known at London.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
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He says a bullet would be more heroic, but it would leave him with an unpleasantly surprised look on his face.
The Flanders Panel
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