Sentence examples for a surprising return from inspiring English sources

Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, the country's former dictator, has just made a surprising return to the country.

Defenseman Marc Staal made a surprising return from the postconcussion syndrome that had sidelined him since last April 23.

Iyad Allawi: From puppet to player Five years ago he was denounced as an American puppet, but Iyad Allawi, the former Iraqi prime minister, is set for a surprising return to the centre-stage of Iraqi politics following the elections.

Brandon Roy made a surprising return from knee surgery and scored 10 points Saturday, and the host Portland Trail Blazers evened their Western Conference playoff series with the Phoenix Suns at two games each with a 96-87 victory.

EVER since Jean-Claude Duvalier, a former dictator of Haiti, made a surprising return home in January, anticipation regarding the return of another ousted leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, had swirled around the country.

"It still feels the same," Leetch said of his ankle after the skate.... Left wing RONALD PETROVICKY, who missed the last 11 games with a high left ankle sprain, made a surprising return to the lineup last night.

His cocktail-sipping turn opposite Benicio Del Toro in GOTG's post-credits sequence was a surprising onscreen return, considering the George Lucas-produced Howard The Duck movie from 1986 still stands as one of the most notorious flops in film history.

The surprising return would come more than a month after Mr. Woodford was sacked by the board as president and chief executive after questioning a series of outsize transactions at Olympus, a maker of medical endoscopes and digital cameras.

Not a whole lot is known about the third season, or her surprising return to Joel, but the season is in production in New York, has been rumored to be heading to Miami, and will consist of eight episodes.

But a 10-2 season, highlighted by an overtime loss to No. 4 Stanford and an upset win at No. 4 Oregon, coupled with the surprising return of quarterback Matt Barkley for his senior season made the Trojans the top pick in the 2012 Associated Press preseason poll.

One interpreted his relatively surprising return as serving more than one purpose.