"surprise" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- They walked nowhere alone, but in armed groups, to defend themselves against surprise.
- The rest were out as a screen against surprise.
- "He feeds and clothes me," she said promptly, proof against surprise.
- Classes were often held in the evenings when dusk or darkness gave some protection against surprise by their captors.
- About fifty men marched ahead in loose order to guard against surprise, while as many more followed behind.
- You must, like the soldier, take precautions against surprise.
- The king seemed to be protected excellently against surprise.
- Understandable, maybe, but a defense system useless against surprise attacks is not very useful.
- In matters of foreign policy, flexibility is a President's primary defense against surprise.
- He let his eyelids come up slowly against possible surprise, set to snap them shut again if there should be a need.
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