refreshingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The refreshingly traditional staging of the tragicomedy at the Delacorte Theater stars Raúl Esparza and Lily Rabe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Written by Laura Kittrell, “Elle” is lightweight, often obvious and oddly, refreshingly innocent — Elle is waiting for “a perfect first kiss from a perfect guy” — both for the genre and the setting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
How refreshingly meta, then, that “The Devil Wears Prada 2” — a film that seemingly had no discernible reason to exist other than to make money — directly addresses its own superfluity.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
In most of the ways that count, in other words, the authors of “Feed the People!” demonstrate a refreshingly close acquaintance with reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
“I climb onto the shore every once in a while. It’s so refreshingly bright and airy. I wish I could spend more time up there.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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