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refreshingly

American  
[ri-fresh-ing-lee] / rɪˈfrɛʃ ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is refreshing.


Example Sentences

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The trauma, harrowing ordeals or deaths that are typically depicted onscreen, and that audiences have come to expect from queer TV and films, were refreshingly absent.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s something refreshingly 19th century about Patrick Page’s traveling Shakespeare seminar, “All the Devils Are Here,” which opened Thursday at BroadStage in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times

Alex’s confessional comedy bits loosen up something in him that had been locked down, leading to some refreshingly frank exchanges between him and Tess.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was an ordeal that inspired a refreshingly honest core of his latest hour titled, simply, “Life,” which focused on struggles with conception, IVF and new fatherhood.

From Los Angeles Times

The setup process is refreshingly simple—download, log in and hit the Quick Connect button.

From Salon