refreshingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Host Mariska Hargitay was refreshingly lewd and charmingly self-deprecating as the first female host of the Emmys in 15 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
A stage adaptation of the popular film franchise proves insidiously effective—and refreshingly doesn’t rely on high-tech wizardry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Visitors tell us it's refreshingly cool here compared with the south of France and Spain."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Techniquely,” refreshingly, is about teaching foodies the things that their mothers and Julia Child never taught them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Your approach to history is so vital, so contemporary, so refreshingly unorthodox.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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