Sentence examples for a surprising element from inspiring English sources

It is quite a surprising element, and providing surprise and wonder is not essential, but it is not a bad thing to do.

— @suryasays It was a surprising element of the trip that I did not expect.

Two of these drugs worked, and they had a surprising element in common: platinum.Initially Dr DeDecker was less than pleased.

The atmosphere is thick with paranoia, and there's a surprising element — Payne's innocent fellow seems to flourish in the atmosphere of double-crossing and violence.

There's a surprising element of class distinction in the drama, dividing those who yield only to their response to the immediately physical and those who look beyond appearances.

A surprising element of May's speech was a new demand that universities open or sponsor schools as part of their efforts to widen participation and justify future tuition fee increases.

In the last few years, Lanegan's own solo career, previously impressive but diffuse, has begun to assume greater purpose, with 2012's Blues Funeral and his latest, Phantom Radio, pulling together careworn rock with a new, surprising element: disco.

The ten large paintings in Ruscha's "Course of Empire" suite, which premièred at the Venice Biennale in 2005 and came to the Whitney Museum a few months later, introduced a new and surprising element in his work, which looks suspiciously like social commentary.

One surprising element of "A House of My Own" is the author's openness about her struggles before and after her literary success, shattering any romanticized perceptions her readers might have about her fame or fortune.

There were a couple of surprising elements: an empty fridge (he could only offer Griffin hot dogs) and teddy bears on his bedroom shelves.

If I'm an easy act to follow, I probably won't get the five years, will I?" There was a time this season when the only surprising element of Keegan leaving in two years would have been that he managed to survive that long.