The phrase "a refreshing example" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to highlight something that is new, invigorating, or different from the norm, often in a positive context.
Example: "The new marketing strategy presented by the team was a refreshing example of innovative thinking in our industry."
Alternatives: "a revitalizing instance" or "an invigorating case".
And what a refreshing example of humility in a world with too little of it.
It's a refreshing example of someone rewriting rules of music as he goes along.
Coming on the heels of John McCain's rant against so-called "activist judges," the decision provides a refreshing example of a Republican-dominated state court transcending ideology and political pressures to render a scrupulously fair ruling based on law, precedents and common sense.
Hulu.com, a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp., is a refreshing example of old media companies making good decisions in a new media environment.
Antarctic earth science sets a refreshing example of how international science can be done with mutual camaraderie, as I have been fortunate enough to experience during my antarctic expeditions.
In our modern world of globalization, shrinking borders and culinary uniformity, Japan is always a refreshing example of a culture that adopts only the thinnest veneer of foreign influence.
In Scopello, the last village before entering Zingaro, I munched pizzetta in the cobbled central square and washed it down with a cappuccino before walking into the park for a refreshing swim, a stunning example of 'the perennial expressed in stone and water', as Lampedusa put it.
Mr. Choudhry's example is a refreshing counterpoint to images of manufacturers taking advantage of low labor costs in third world countries to exploit free-trade regulations.
Fruit growers have introduced unfamiliar species -- pepino dulce from Chile, for example, with a refreshing, melony flavor; tart, torpedo-shaped, ruby-colored tamarillos; and yellow-fleshed Zespri Gold kiwis, a welcome, zingy change from the overexposed green variety.
What about radishes, for example, pickled pink, with a refreshing sweet-tart bite to match their crisp texture?
An updated Jell-O mold, for example, made with raspberries and green tea, can provide a refreshing finale to a summer dinner.
