pleasingly
Example Sentences
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Park’s approach may be pleasingly shocking, but it isn’t always novel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
For a mere $20 it was a no-brainer to bring to a casual dinner with friends, where this pleasingly easy-drinking sparkler proved to be a big hit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
And Total Film's Jamie Graham said Watkins' "shrewd, engrossing and pleasingly nasty" imagining is unafraid to push the source material in new directions, with McAvoy "perfect... for this particular brand of Alpha male brute".
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
With many key functions still in development, Threads even had a pleasingly lo-fi ambience.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
The tiles clacked pleasingly, and every now and then one of the old men would exclaim “Ha!” and you knew he had thrown down a particularly good one.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
