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

We sipped glasses of his flagship dry cider made with Baldwin, Jonagold and Northern Spy apples for a drink that’s pleasingly yeasty and fresh, and the color of early-fall sunshine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 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 mound of provisions that a minute ago had looked so pleasingly abundant and exciting—all new! all mine!—suddenly seemed burdensome and extravagant.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson