pleasant
adjective
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Contemporary Examples of pleasantly
Klein said he was pleasantly surprised by his close encounter with the governor.
“I was pleasantly surprised,” Rachel McQueen, assistant human ecology professor at the university, said.
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He brings a palpable sense of decency and a pleasantly crinkly face to the role.
His joy was shared by Paul Ryan, who said he was “pleasantly surprised” by the number in favor, which was higher than he expected.
He had a pleasantly jowly face, punctuated by a brushy mustache under his fleshy nose, his pants always fastened to suspenders.
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Historical Examples of pleasantly
She only pleasantly remembered him; he never forgot her till his death.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
He pleasantly promises the ignominious death of your chief friends.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
An instant his superb eye resented, but then he pleasantly did my bidding.
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
After she had accepted the care of him, and that so pleasantly, he wasn't satisfied!
Southern Lights and ShadowsVarious
The thin, old voice tinkled on pleasantly in the Talentless One's ears.
Four Girls and a CompactAnnie Hamilton Donnell