pleasantly

Example Sentences

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"I haven't heard anything like it in the last 23 years. Pleasantly surprised."

From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023

Pleasantly handsome, he could play both leads and character parts, though his leads usually had a bit of the character actor, and his secondary roles tended to make a bigger impression than the headliners.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021

Pleasantly there are fewer theatrics and arguments: on the pitch – a purer football than before.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2020

Pleasantly and unexpectedly brainwashed, you walk back out to St. Marks Place and gaze at the T-shirts and hats and hookah pipes and think about signing them.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2018

Pleasantly aiming a “Hold down the fort, kids,” at the back seat, he headed for the bathroom on Jerry G.’s heels.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols