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To My Surprise

Description:

"To my surprise" is a phrase that indicates a feeling of astonishment or sudden realization about something unexpected or unforeseen.

Examples:

As an adverbial phrase:

1. To my surprise, I won the lottery and became an overnight millionaire.
2. To my surprise, the restaurant that I thought was closed turned out to be open.
3. I opened the gift and, to my surprise, found a handwritten letter inside.

As a complete sentence:

4. To my surprise, the concert turned out to be more amazing than I had anticipated.
5. The movie's twist ending left the audience in shock -- to my surprise!
6. I bought tickets to the show, and to my surprise, my favorite singer made a surprise guest appearance.

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