are refreshing
- present progressive of refresh.
Example Sentences
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His lyrics are refreshing, clearly about human yearning but never seeming confessional or like he has a specific point to make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Much like the fruit, the puffs are refreshing yet syrupy with a slight tartness.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
I can’t say these new colors go so far as to make a good thing better, as they’re functionally the same, but they are refreshing enough to make them feel somehow improved.
From The Verge ● Jun. 19, 2022
The clanking passing trains can make ordering a yelling match, but the tacos are satisfying and the agua frescas are refreshing.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read.
From The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
