The reaction to her body initially surprised her but then she found peace.

Her reaction to the news of a potential treaty surprised him.

But when she'd told him, I would rather make myself into a lump of dead meat, his reaction had surprised her.

The reaction of several members of his old student circle had surprised him.

I don't think Jane's reaction surprised her in the least.

He was not a man of violence, and his own quick reaction had surprised him.

The reaction to his public testimony surprised him: he began to receive calls from women who wanted abortions.

My reaction when I heard the name surprised me.

The reaction surprised her; it was something she'd never done before.

He conceded that the reaction to his return to the race had surprised even him.