How to Use surprise party in a Sentence

surprise party

noun
  • Taxes shouldn’t be a surprise party at the end of the year.
    — Barbara Schreihans, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • And, no, Stephen wasn't at that surprise party.
    — Seyanna Barrett, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • Her co-workers threw her a surprise party.
    — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The event turned out to be a surprise party hosted by Wilson in honor of his wife's 40th birthday.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Think of how name tags can facilitate easy conversation at a mixer or clear signage can help everyone end up in the right place at the right time for a surprise party.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Upcoming plans for a surprise party for the mother-in-law were also canceled, reflecting the fractured trust within the family.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • For his 50th birthday, the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels was thrown a surprise party by the fifth king of Bhutan.
    — Brent Crane, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The extremely unimpressed hostess leads them away from the restaurant and up to an adjoining hotel suite, which Tallulah somehow managed to land for a mini surprise party.
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Miller turned 40 in August and celebrated with a surprise party at the Ned, a chic members-only club blocks from the White House.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Olympic bronze medalist Jasmine Jones was celebrated by her family and friends at a surprise party held in Greensburg on Sunday.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Wendy from Canton, Ohio, recently celebrated her special day with friends and family, who threw her a surprise party, the Ohio Lottery said in a news release.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The celebrations continued when the Brett orchestrated a second surprise in NYC, a surprise party with 85 of their friends and family on their rooftop.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit obtained by the Times details more of Soto's claims, including being forced to miss her birthday surprise party in favor of covering one of Jenner's dinners, as well as being denied adequate time off to grieve her late brother's death.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Wanting to do something special for their milestone 50th wedding anniversary this year, the couple's daughters, Andrea Bodin, 47, and Dayna Ferraro, 44, schemed to throw them an epic surprise party.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026

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