element of surprise

Noun

Meaning

element of surprise (plural elements of surprise)

(idiomatic) The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise.
We should attack the enemy's camp now while we still have the element of surprise.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless. Charles de Gaulle

That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do. V. S. Naipaul

I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

For me, what is most important is the element of surprise. If I can surprise you with every film of mine, that is exactly what I am trying to do. Arjun Rampal

Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into a romance. Mark Batterson

That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. V. S. Naipaul

Close letter words and terms

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